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Sport could be the answer to Affordable Housing Crisis

September 1st, 2006

Sport could be the answer to Affordable Housing Crisis

by Dick Slane
for GreenerHomes.ca

September 1, 2006

With all the recent talk about the Olympics contributing to housing and homelessness GreenerHomes.ca decided to look for ways that Sports could help solve these important problems. How about turning golf courses into affordable housing developments?

Not a new idea but certainly o ...

A Green Home for Eternity?

August 13th, 2006

A Green Home for Eternity?

by Dick Slane
for GreenerHomes.ca

August 13, 2006

Whether it's a modest pine box or a sprawling acreage that catches your fancy, a Greener home for eternity just got a bit easier to obtain.

We're talking about Green Burials that are also known as eco-cemeteries, a memorial nature preserve, or natural burial grounds. Defined by Wikipedia as 'a growing modern bu ...

Greener and Affordable Housing?

August 1st, 2006

Greener and Affordable Housing?

by Dick Slane
for GreenerHomes.ca

August 1, 2006

"What is a Green or Greener home?" is a very popular question in Green building and lifestyle discussions.

A common response usually goes something like this: "A 'Greener Home' is one that has better-than-average energy performance, higher indoor air quality, and/or one that uses environmentally friendly bu ...