Renovation Turns Old House Into Green Healthy House With Near Zero Heating Bills

all images and videos by Lloyd Alter We know that almost half of our energy is consumed by buildings, and there are a lot of concerns about what to do with our older housing stock. In Kitchener Ontario, a non-profit called REEP (Residential Energy Efficiency Project) is doing an interesting experiment: They are taking two almost identical century homes and renovating them. One with a light touch, investing C$ 25K and cutting energy consumption in half; the other, a no-holds-barred lets-try-everything and go for net zero energy

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Drop-Dead Gorgeous and Green Architecture: Canada’s Governor General Medal Winners (Slideshow)

Kohn Shnier Prefab Cottage for Two Families. image: Lloyd Alter Every year the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and the Canada Council give out the Governor General’s Awards. She says “The Canadian architects we are honouring have the gift of designing not only buildings, places and monuments, but living spaces that give soul to our cities, villages and communities.” This year, quite a few of them have green attributes worth looking at; others are just so drop-dead gorgeous that, well, look at them too, we provide a link

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What is the Matrix? Four Appliances In One.

Image from CMX-CIPHEX , Lloyd Alter 27% of North America’s greenhouse gas comes from the production of electric power, so it makes sense to use as little of it as possible.

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Moriyama and Teshima Build Green City Hall in Guelph, Ontario

photos by Lloyd Alter unless noted So many of our smaller towns and cities are in trouble; just a few weeks ago I wrote about one that was demolishing an entire street of empty buildings . Others pull themselves together and reinvent themselves.

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Sylvan Sport GO: Coolest Popup Trailer Ever

Lloyd Alter The Sportsmens’ Show is a haven for hunters and fishers and all kinds of motorized vehicles; TreeHuggers are shot on sight but hunters are often environmentalists too, and there are always a few finds, like this amazing Sylvan Sport GO trailer with pop-up camper; the smallest, lightest and coolest I have ever seen. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Should Cell Phone Towers Be Put on Residential Buildings?

Image: Lloyd Alter Between the upgrading of existing systems and the licencing of new carriers, the rooftop landscape of Toronto, Canada is changing rapidly as new antennae are added daily. While TreeHugger has discussed the question of cell phone safety many times, we are usually talking about the phone itself, where users have some control, rather than the base stations, where residents in apartment buildings with base stations on the roof do not.

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Should Cell Phone Towers Be Put on Residential Buildings?

Image: Lloyd Alter Between the upgrading of existing systems and the licencing of new carriers, the rooftop landscape of Toronto, Canada is changing rapidly as new antennae are added daily. While TreeHugger has discussed the question of cell phone safety many times, we are usually talking about the phone itself, where users have some control, rather than the base stations, where residents in apartment buildings with base stations on the roof do not. Is this exposure dangerous?

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Should Cell Phone Towers Be Put on Residential Buildings?

Should Cell Phone Towers Be Put on Residential Buildings?

Image: Lloyd Alter Between the upgrading of existing systems and the licencing of new carriers, the rooftop landscape of Toronto, Canada is changing rapidly as new antennae are added daily.

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Should Cell Phone Towers Be Put on Residential Buildings?

Woot! Bike There Feature Added to Google Maps! (Video)

It’s about time! Google Maps has finally added a Bike There feature.

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69 Bear Invasions In New Jersey Last Year: Hunt On

Dog wounded in New Jersey black bear attack. Image credit: News 12, video. Without getting into what constitutes a black bear “home invasion” or “pet attack” incident, all would agree that black bears frequently in the yard, tipping trash cans, smashing the chicken coup, attacking pets in the yard, and possibly breaking in on a search for food calls for action.

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