The Sackville Landlord Energy Assessment Program (LEAP) is funded through Mount Allison University’s Student Administrative Council’s Green Investment Fund. Sackville LEAP is a free service-based program for landlords in the Sackville area. The program aims to engage landlords in order to help implement energy and money saving measures that reduce carbon emissions. LEAP is coordinated [...] Read more...
The Sustainable Cabin Project is a unique partnership between Green Island Getaways, UPEI Engineering and Holland College. The project offers students the opportunity to design and build LEED for Homes certified cabins that will be used as vacation rental properties. The cabins will be located in North Granville, PE on a property owned and operated by Green Island Getaways. Read more...
Built by Memar Homes Inc., these two homes are located on Peachtree Hill in the Russell Lake subdivision of Dartmouth, NS. They are on schedule to be the first LEED-certified homes in HRM. These homes are energy-efficient, healthy and durable. The are also R2000-certified, TechReady, Solar Ready and participants in the Atlantic Home Warranty program. [...] Read more...
Located in Torbay, Newfoundland, this house is targeting LEED-silver certification. The house’s location near the ocean means that certain special considerations needed to be factored into the home’s design. Using the LEED for Homes Durability Risk Evaluation procedure, the builder identified various factors that would affect the longterm durability of the house. Minimizing corrosive metals [...] Read more...
This is a truly unique project. Having outgrown their small bungalow, the family that owns this home has decided to expand their space by building around their old house. This project is eligible for LEED for Homes certification because it is considered a complete gut-rehab project. After raising the old structure, the builder built additions [...] Read more...
Located in Tatamagouche, NS, this home demonstrates an interesting combination of construction methods. Built by the owner, the home is balloon framed with rough sawn FSC-certified lumber. The framing cavities have been filled with cellulose insulation and then the builder has laid straw on-edge inside of the framed exterior walls. This construction method results in [...] Read more...