Did you know that 40% of waste materials come from the construction industry?
Building green greatly improves the health of our environmental near and far, and also improves indoor air quality and leads to cost savings in the long run.

Many individual decisions must be made throughout any process of green renovation and construction about which suppliers and products to prioritize.  We constructed the following building principles, and adhered to them throughout our renovation:

• Reduce material use
• Reuse what is in the building to the greatest extent possible
• Reuse materials either from other building sites
• Use recycled materials whenever possible 
• Use natural materials, especially when using natural products means reductions in off gassing and improved indoor aid quality
• When new materials are required, choose locally produced products
• When there are no local producers, purchase from the closest supplier
• Follow LEED guidelines for products
• Choose materials that are made in Canada above other products
• Consider full life-cycle energy costs when choosing products

We encourage you to consider our principles of green building, and to create your own list of priorities for your individual green building experience.