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Green from the Ground Up
Green From the Ground Up is a project of the non-profit Tyee Solutions Society made possible through the support of the Vancity/Real Estate Foundation Green Building Grant Program. The entire series was awarded Gold at the 2011 Canadian Online Publishing Awards in the category of 'Best online-only article or series of articles.' If your media outlet or organization would like to republish any or all of these articles, please contact Chris Wood to discuss. To download a PDF of part of the series, click here.
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Building Green from the Ground Up
We asked experts how to make true sustainability the norm. Here's what they told us. Last in a Tyee Solutions Society series.
How Many 'Miles-per-Gallon' Does Your House Get?
Home buyers deserve labels revealing future utility costs, say efficient building advocates.
Greening Homes Can Be Big Boost to Economy
As U.S. programs show, Canada could 'win-win-win' by doing more to help homeowners retrofit.
A Smarter Way to Help You Pay for Greening Your Home
On-bill financing is making energy saving upgrades more affordable in the US. And soon here?
How to Design a Building that Restores the Earth
UBC's Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability aims to set a new North American standard by actually benefitting the environment.
So Much Rain! Why Not Put It To Work?
Exasperated that our wet winters turn into water-scarce summers? Get your own 1000-gallon rain barrel.
How Smart Is 'Power Smart', BC Hydro's Try at Saving Energy?
Not very smart, says economist Mark Jaccard. But are we brave enough for California's far more successful approach?
How Green School Buildings Help Children Grow
Students and teachers are more healthy and productive in sustainably-built schools, research shows.
Low-Energy Homes Mean Thousands of New Jobs
In Europe, that is, where Passivhaus principles are going into building codes. Could B.C. do it?
In Snowy Whistler, a House with No Furnace
Canada's first Passivhaus points to the future of green building with wood. Second of three parts.
Step Inside the Real Home of the Future: Passivhaus
Canadians helped invent a house so efficient you could heat it with a hair dryer. Then we forgot about it. First of three parts.
Building Jobs By Tearing Down Houses the Green Way
Vancouver aims to boost a new employment sector: recycling buildings.
How Do They Decide a Building Is 'Green'?
The Tyee Guide to green building certification systems in Canada. Third in a series.
Green Homes For Less
Three affordable homes that could change that way you think about green building. Second in a series.
Five Myths About Green Building
Green doesn't have to mean expensive, exotic or uncomfortable. First in a series.
Designers Challenged to Get Creative About Housing Homeless
This Thursday, take part in Architecture For Humanity's 'superchallenge' to find quick, affordable and green housing solutions for the city's growing homeless population.
Homeless Housing For Less
Proposals to build free or low-cost homeless housing said to be 'stalled' by the province. Last of three parts.
Is this Canada's Most Affordable Green Home?
How Victoria designer Keith Dewey transformed eight used shipping containers into an airy residence. Second of three parts.
Green and Affordable Homes, Out of the Box
Shipping containers hold the potential to revolutionize urban housing. First of three parts.


