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Entries Tagged as 'Green Houses' for 2011

What Are Green Building Certificates?

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Humber College by Wikimedia Commons
Humber College
by Wikimedia Commons

While for some people, the entire green movement is just a phrase and a cool way to advertise their social/environmental consciousness, quite a few architects took the craving for sustainability seriously. There are amazing structures created almost every day, but when it comes to buildings, it’s not always easy to distinguish the passive green building from an ordinary skyscraper or home producing tons of CO2. Walking through your local downtown, always keep in mind that many of the structures that seem normal from the outside might be champions in water and energy conservation.

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Organic Waste Management in Toronto

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Fallen Leaves by Knehcsg
Fallen Leaves by Knehcsg

Autumn in the garden always comes along with heaps of fallen trees and dead flowers that need to be removed somehow… The question is what the best options for Torontonians are when it comes to dealing with organic waste. As Canada boasts one of the best environmental protection measures in the world, the City of Toronto follows the national trend and offers its residents considerable aid with the processing of their bio waste by supporting two major programs: the Green Bin Program and the Mechanical Leaf Collection Program.

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Weirdest Houseplants

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Purple Passion by Clyde Robinson
Purple Passion
by Clyde Robinson

Bored of ordinary petunias and cacti around your apartment? Why not try houseplants of a more peculiar nature that will most certainly astonish your guests? Check out some of the weirdest and most interesting houseplants we’ve chosen for you and hit up the local florist’s store to step up your home decor!

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Riverdale Hub Grows with the Neighbourhood

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Riverdale Hub 1
Riverdale Hub - Office Space

Gerrard Street is a ten-kilometre-long street in Toronto, running from University Avenue eastward to Clonmore Avenue. It’s one of the most diverse streets in Toronto, spanning several neighbourhoods and countless cultures.

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Save Water Effortlessly

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Water Splash by dr relling
Water Splash by dr_relling

The media has lately abounded with information about famine and droughts, water shortages, and other adverse effects of climate change. If you can read between the lines, or are acquainted with the topic, you’ll know that these phenomena are closely related and even interconnected. Read how “Local Warming Goes Global” in my other article on this topic if you’re interested in further details.

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Solar Energy – Is It Worth It?

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Solar Panel Construction by Wayne National Forest
Solar Panel Construction
by Wayne National Forest

When you’re on a quest to erase your ecologic footprint, the installation of solar panels may be a great step towards living greener. Or it may be a completely uneconomical solution with real efficiency closing towards zero. Why? Well, nothing is as simple as it seems and this topic cannot be reduced to a simple debate of using solar energy vs. not using it. That’s why we’re going to take a deeper look at the problem.

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Brighten Up

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Yellow Lamp by Matt MacGillivray
Yellow Lamp
by Matt MacGillivray

The phrase ‘energy-efficient’ is one of the loudest buzz words of our time. More than ever before, people want to make efficient use of their resources. Firstly, wasteful behaviour costs a lot of money, and secondly, we tend to care more about our environment lately. Whatever your motivation, there are several things that you can do to improve your home and lessen your ecological footprint at the same time. Let me share with you some of the ‘brightest’ ideas of today.

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