Jul 17, 2015 | Canada's Greenest Home, Construction Blogs, Thoughts on Building
Those of you who follow Endeavour’s work will know that we take indoor environment quality very seriously. Every material that comes into one of our buildings is carefully vetted for its chemical content, and all of our finishes are chosen to be non-toxic. We...
Mar 5, 2015 | Canada's Greenest Home, Construction Blogs
In 2012, we had a vision of creating a spec-home on an urban infill lot in central Peterborough, a home that would aspire to the very highest standards of sustainable building while also achieving a modern aesthetic that would appeal to a wide range of potential...
Jan 12, 2015 | Canada's Greenest Home, Construction Blogs, Sustainable Building Projects
In an Endeavour post about a year ago, I examined the concept of embodied energy in buildings. You can see that post here. To quote the summary of that article: “Choosing high EE materials is willfully neglectful, and in my experience the choice is often due to...
Dec 4, 2014 | Canada's Greenest Home, Construction Blogs, Sustainable Building Projects
We set out with some pretty lofty goals for our Canada’s Greenest Home project. The idea was to use only the healthiest, most ecologically friendly building materials and use them to create a home with outstanding energy performance. And we wanted to do it in a...
Aug 17, 2014 | Building Product Reviews, Canada's Greenest Home, Construction Blogs
We spent a lot of time considering our countertop choices for Canada’s Greenest Home. It’s an area with many options, and many factors to weigh when trying to make an environmentally sound choice. Ideally, the countertop material must be durable,...
