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Aerial view of rooftop with solar panels - 7 easy steps to make your roof solar panel ready

7 Easy Steps To Make Your Roof Solar Panel Ready

What is sustainable energy? It includes various natural energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, ocean, biomass, hydroelectric and hydrogen. Its goal is to provide a safe energy source for all while aiming for energy conservation.  Electricity is by far one […]

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6 Eco-Friendly Ways to Organize your Home

Spending a mini fortune on a Prius isn’t the only way to be more eco-friendly. Although many assume the only real way to go green is by making extreme and inconvenient lifestyle alterations, there are in fact plenty of simple

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Common Green Cleaning Mistakes to Avoid

To many of us, green cleaning is a new thing, and trying to institute environmentally friendly cleaning in the home can be a process of trial and error. Here we’re going to show you what are the most common green

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Career Paths in Green Building

With record-breaking heat waves and extreme weather events gripping news headlines, it’s no surprise that the general public (and their elected governments) are starting to pay more attention to climate change. Combine that with a housing shortage and governments have

Open apartment windows - improve indoor air quality at home

How to Improve Air Quality at Home

Air pollution is a growing concern, and while we often think of it as an outdoor problem, the air inside our homes can be even more polluted than the air outside. Poor air quality can hurt our health, causing respiratory

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Top Energy-Saving Cities in Canada

Communities across the country are making strides to save energy in their daily operations in their quest to meet our national target of reaching net zero by 2050. And because of these efforts, Canadians are discovering how to live a

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Your Options for Eco-Friendly Carpeting

Going green with your flooring has several benefits, from improved air quality to following a more sustainable way of living to increasing your home’s value.  In this post, we’ll show you some options for eco-friendly carpeting, separated both by the

Sunrise over suburbs - how to decarbonize your home

How to Decarbonize Your Home

Many people have started to look around their homes and realize how many things produce carbon emissions, and they are considering making some changes to help reduce their own carbon footprint. There are many changes you can make in your

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