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As we’ve mentioned before, adding repurposed or recycled furniture and decor to your home is not only environmentally friendly, it is also becoming a hot trend. This is particularly true in the age of disposable Ikea-like furniture: more and more people want furniture that lasts, and frequently, that can only be found from vintage pieces. [...]
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Taking a positive step toward reducing your carbon footprint can be just as easy as replacing all of your incandescent bulbs with fluorescent ones. But for those people who are more ambitious in their green thinking, you may looking at more substantial ways to reduce your energy use.
Windmills used to be seen as only practical [...]
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In May 2009, the Ontario government signed into law the Ontario Green Energy Act. Although most of the law came into effect in October, the portion that most directly relates to real estate – the regulation of energy efficiency – has yet to be made law. When it does, it will give consumers powerful new [...]
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According to a new study, individuals who live in green buildings have fewer sick days and higher productivity levels. The study also found that green buildings have a lower turnover rate for tenants, as well as reduced vacancy rates, and they earn higher rental income than similar, non-green, buildings.
The study was conducted at the [...]
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Medicine Hat moves ahead with its own green plan which is a program to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.
The city of Medicine Hat is currently looking at updating its own targets what would see a 20% reduction in residential energy consumption by 2020.
It will also be targeting 2025 as the year a quarter of [...]
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The City of Medicine Hat plans on spending $275,000 to do a complete inventory of its recreation facilities. This includes outdoor rinks, soccer fields, and swimming pools.
This has been long overdue as it has been 20 years since the City of Medicine Hat last conducted an examination of the recreation services it offers.
It is time [...]
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Recently, there was information released that the city council will conduct a review of the city’s premise bylaw and report back in December with options that would reduce the amount of time it takes to deal with such complaints.
The complaints generally include a homeowner or renter whose yard is cluttered with junk, which only makes [...]
