Home Renovations

What does VOC mean?

The latest eco-buzzword around paint is VOCs, which stands for “volatile organic compounds.” When you break down the acronym,...

Hot off the presses: Cellulose insulation Cellulose insulation is probably the most widely available of the eco-insulations. It...

Is your furnace on the fritz? Pretty soon your options for buying a replacement will be limited: as of January 1, 2010, Canadian...

These days, green paint is more than just a blend of blue and yellow sold under a flowery name such as subtle sage. Thanks to new...

Reducing your home’s load on the environment isn’t a one-option task. Choices range from the ultimate in energy savings to the...

Unlike Kermit the Frog's lament, it's getting easier to be green. From the simple to the high-tech, here are five things that can...

High fuel costs and a desire to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions have driven many of us out of our cobwebby ways; we're recycling,...

Seventeen per cent of greenhouse-gas emissions are generated from energy consumed in the home, according to Canada’s Office of...

When you are buying a home, either resale or new construction, you need to have a reliable home inspector on your side. A great...

Attics are famous for two things, in my experience. One is in-home lodging for ghosts, and the other is storage of long-forgotten...