House of straw pays off in low heat bills

After a year in his straw-bale house on Boise Avenue, Mark Lung...

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• Calgary brothers have cabin fever
• Green windows and doors open new opportunities
• Homes made from garbage leave unique impressions
• Eight mini steps to an eco-friendly lifestyle
• Smaller, greener and groovier
• Sustainable home decor
• Advancing technology allows ever-smarter homes
• Slow the flow

Calgary brothers have cabin fever

Karoleena Homes to unveil its Karo Cabin at the Calgary Home...

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• Rub elbows with hockey stars in Kelowna
• Dragons' Den host Arlene Dickinson at home
• Cottage sales soar across the country
• Time is right for sustainable vacation homes
• Beaton's boathouse
• Living on the river
• B.C.'s biggest resort still feels cosy
• Buying foreclosed properties south of the border
• Second thoughts on the second home

Sustainable in Stockholm

Boy meets girl. Young Canadian from Smiths Falls, travelling on a shoestring, meets cute Swedish nanny with a mop of red curls in a laundromat in San Francisco. One thing leads to another and Ian Giles takes fate into his very capable hands, quits his job, ...

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• House of straw pays off in low heat bills
• Eight mini steps to an eco-friendly lifestyle
• Homes made from garbage leave unique impressions
• Green windows and doors open new opportunities
• Sustainable home decor
• Advancing technology allows ever-smarter homes
• Calgary brothers have cabin fever
• Smaller, greener and groovier
• Slow the flow

Eight mini steps to an eco-friendly lifestyle

Adopting an eco-friendly lifestyle is something many people ...

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• Five quick tips to reduce energy, save money
• Top seven trends to green your home
• Think green when shopping for a home
• Homes made from garbage leave unique impressions
• Green windows and doors open new opportunities
• Slow the flow
• Smaller, greener and groovier
• Advancing technology allows ever-smarter homes
• Sustainable home decor

Green windows and doors open new opportunities

Windows and doors are as important to our homes as the walls...

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• Eliminating the big chill
• Advancing technology allows ever-smarter homes
• Green your home this winter
• Solving the chills and smells of winter
• How to choose window coverings for your living room
• How to decorate a condo with a view
• Architect of intuition
• Smaller, greener and groovier
• Waterfront winner
• What style of home suits the essential you?
• Nooks lead to crannies in 1912 house floor plan

Slow the flow

Bathrooms are the biggest household water guzzlers -- accounting...

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• Think green when shopping for a home
• Five quick tips to reduce energy, save money
• Water on demand
• Demystifying solar energy
• Floating free above the grid
• Eliminating the big chill
• Smaller, greener and groovier
• Green your home this winter

Homes made from garbage leave unique impressions

Texas home builder Dan Phillips transforms trash into artful...

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• Floating free above the grid
• Vancouver Island at green epicentre
• Elegant and green home
• Top seven trends to green your home