Sustain Eco Store, Sustainable Building Store in Huntsville, Ontario
Jonathan McKay from Sustain Eco Living Store in Huntsville When I was at the Interior Design Show this past January, skimming through the brochure index, many of the green products and services that...
View ArticleEvery Porcelain Tile at Crossville Tile Contains 4-40% Pre-Consumer Waste
While at GreenBuild in October 2011, I had the opportunity to speak with Heidi Vassalotti, Architectural Sales Representative for Crossville Inc. regarding Crossville’s waste reduction efforts,...
View ArticleCrossville Tile’s New Porcelain Tile with Recycled Content
I’ve written about Crossville Tile’s recent waste reduction efforts, as well as the benefits of using porcelain tile. In a nutshell, the company now incorporates ceramic waste material into every one...
View ArticleLinoleum Flooring Guide
Photo courtesy of Richa Wilson and Kathleen Snodgrass, via Wikimedia Commons Linoleum flooring was the flooring of choice for schools, hospitals, residential kitchens and entry ways until the invention...
View ArticleAspera Recycling and Rosedale Group launch Carpet Recycling Program in Ontario
When we renovated our house in 2002, we tore up many square yards of 1970s chocolate-brown carpet that had seen better days. In 2002, there was no other place for it but landfill. Carpet may not seem...
View ArticleNexterra LivingHome Revisited
Nexterra LivingHome -- Kitchen Two years ago I attended the press party for Nexterra LivingHomes. I was pretty excited about the concept of a green modular home that achieved the goals of being lighter...
View ArticleHighlights from the CaGBC National Conference — Expo
When I was at the Canada Green Building Council national conference a few weeks ago, there was a small expo in addition to the green building seminars. Most of the exhibitors were businesses that work...
View ArticleInterface Flooring Strives for Complete Carbon Neutrality by 2020
Confessions of a Radical Industrialist As usual, being the environmental contradiction that I am (sigh), I drove our Jetta Diesel from Montreal and Toronto far too often this summer. If you’ve never...
View ArticleAspera Recycling and Greentree Provide Carpet Recycling for the Maritimes
I’ve written about Aspera Recycling before. They already work with a few municipalities and retailers in Ontario to keep old carpet out of landfill. For those who live in the Maritimes, here is some...
View ArticleRecycled Granite Has Lots of Design Possiblities
Granite Scraps, normally sent to landfill In keeping with my theme of writing about products made from waste material, I was contacted by a company called Green Stone Granite, based in Guelph, Ontario....
View ArticleKitchen Renovation is Complete — Finally!!
A Montreal kitchen renovation tries to incorporate as many green features as possible, including low VOC cabinets, local maple hardwood flooring and quartz countertops. Related posts: A “Green” Kitchen...
View ArticleFive Tips for Taking Care of Your Carpet and Tile in a Green Friendly Way
This is a guest post by Candace Hubbard. First let’s start with an explanation of exactly what “green cleaning” is. To put it simply, it is the cleaning of carpets, upholstery or tile using the same...
View ArticleAmbient Bamboo Flooring FSC Certified, High Quality, Durable
Ambient Bamboo Floors has been selling high-quality bamboo floors for over 25 years. If you’ve had any experience with bamboo flooring you will know that its durability depends on many factors. I have...
View ArticleCrossville Tile’s New Porcelain Tile with Recycled Content
I’ve written about Crossville Tile’s recent waste reduction efforts, as well as the benefits of using porcelain tile. In a nutshell, the company now incorporates ceramic waste material into every one...
View ArticleLinoleum Flooring Guide
Linoleum flooring was the flooring of choice for schools, hospitals, residential kitchens and entry ways until the invention of vinyl (PVC) tile and sheeting. It’s relatively easy to maintain,...
View ArticleInterface Flooring Strives for Complete Carbon Neutrality by 2020
As usual, being the environmental contradiction that I am (sigh), I drove our Jetta Diesel from Montreal and Toronto far too often this summer. If you’ve never done this drive along the 401 — well,...
View ArticleReclaimed Wood Flooring Companies in Ontario
There are several advantages to using reclaimed wood for your floors. It has character (you can see nicks, gouges, worm holes), it's dense because it is probably from an old growth forest, it gives the...
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