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Brico services is a Canadian based supply and distribution company specializing in imported landscape/building supplies and equipment, and is the western Canadian distributor for Porous Pave Inc. Porous Pave was originally introduced in the U.S., and has now made its way to Canada in recent years. We’re proud to have Brico Services and PorousPave as sponsors.
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Episode 63 - Original Story: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/62-power-passive-solar-and-thermal-mass By David Dodge & Duncan Kinney The Ancient Pueblo peoples got free heating and cooling at the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings in what’s now Colorado and they did it without electricity, insulation, natural gas, air conditioning or modern building techniques. This pre-European contact Native American civilization built homes that
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With rough and tough economic times, people are getting creative with how they manage their finances. Having and choosing the right eco-conscious home should be at the top list for everyone would be home owner. As a big and long term investment, having a low priced, quality and environment friendly home is not an easy goal. Not easy, but also not impossible... (Music Please...) Introducing a great green alternative … the Shipping Container
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Episode 108 - Original Story: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/leed-building-industry-transformed By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Dominic Ries, Adrienne Lynn and Cam Munro of Clark Builders at the NAIT CAT building project in Edmonton. Adrienne is Clark's green coordinator who visits sites several times a week to ensure Clark is building green so their project can earn LEED certification. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy
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Episode 82 - Original Story: https://www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/82-how-we-built-our-own-earthship-radically-sustainable-grid-home-prairie By Duncan Kinney and David Dodge When you tell people you’re building an Earthship there are two stock responses. First there are the believers. These are the people who’ve watched Garbage Warrior, twice. They want to talk design and permits and timeline. They’re into it. The
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Going "green" and being eco friendly in your own back yard means a lot more than the color of your lawn and landscape. In fact, you may not always want your lawn to look so green you don’t want your lawn to be filled with natural but green weeds! Listed below are ideas to green your landscape in healthy, sustainable and environmentally friendly ways. Green landscaping, sustainable or eco-landscaping is a method to design, create, and
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More than half of your water consumption is used in the bathroom. What?! Seriously? Yes, seriously. Based on a study of Environment Canada, the bathroom represents 65% of a household's total water usage. The large portion of the said consumption is a result of inefficient products. To help save the environment and be a certified eco warrior it is time to change or upgrade our bathroom furniture and fixtures into eco-friendly ones.
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Using a solar powered attic fan in your attic is gaining popularity here in Canada and other parts of the world. A solar powered attic fan offers clear benefits to your home and the earth, at reasonable costs. It one of the most practical ways you can reduce your carbon footprint and increase the value of your home. During the peak summer months, your attic’s temperature can rise to a frightening 70°c or more. This heat build-up can then
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As 2015 is fast approaching you might be considering having a green home. Having such an environment friendly abode brings benefits like: increased resale value, lower utility costs and healthier living. “Green Multifamily & Single Family Homes: Growth in a Recovering Market,” a recent report by McGraw-Hill states that 73 percent of single-family builders and 68 percent of multifamily builders report that consumers are willing to pay
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When we think of stunning homes, we think of bricks, glass, and some of the world's most beautiful buildings incorporate its natural surrounds with its design plans. If ever in your lifetime you have the chance to go to Turkey, it is highly recommended that you head to Cappadocia. This beautiful region consists of buildings that are built into rocks. Its aesthetics are dreamlike and very out of this world. Closely resembling Suess-like
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