Low-tech glory: Straw and clay
A lot of the attention in a sustainable building goes to the high tech equipment and mechanical systems. But at the heart of a project like Canada’s Greenest Home are some wonderfully simple, low tech and extremely effective structural systems like our clay...
PV System Ready to Engage
High among the priorities for Canada’s Greenest Home is the attempt to make the house a net zero energy building. To reach this goal, we began by designing the most efficient home we possibly could, making energy reduction a major factor in every decision we...Poraver sub slab insulation
If you look beneath many of the most sustainable homes in North America, you’ll often find foam-based insulations. Regardless of the amazing, innovative materials used elsewhere in buildings, we have all been very reliant on foam insulations below grade despite...