Archive:

A Green Kitchen Is a Happy Kitchen
Living, Sustainable Construction | March 3, 2024
A Green Kitchen Is a Happy Kitchen

If you love to cook then you know that your kitchen can sometimes take on a life of its own. Some kitchens are warm and inviting. Others are cluttered and can seem to suck the life right out of a person. If you want your kitchen to be more inviting than it is, the answer might be to create a…

Breathe Better
Sustainable Construction, Uncategorized | February 9, 2024
Breathe Better

Did your breathing sound like Darth Vader this winter?  Maybe there are some things that can be done around the house to improve the situation. Improved indoor air quality is a very important aspect of new home construction.  As Home builders build ‘tighter’ envelopes in a quest for increased energy efficiency, the necessity to exchange or purify bad air in the…

Avoid Basement Flooding
Generations News, Sustainable Construction | January 1, 2024
Avoid Basement Flooding

It’s no April Fool’s joke to have water in your basement.  I have experienced it first hand as a homeowner and have witnessed the damaged caused by water when the proper measures are not taken.  I have taken an excerpt from the CMHC web site regarding how to prevent water entering your home where you don’t want it. Why Do…