December 2009 - Posts

Green Trends in Houses
With all the interest in keeping our planet green, we have been looking for "win/win" building products and designs for homes. LOW-E WINDOWS If more winter indoor warmth and less summer warmth, along with a smaller energy bill interest you, Read More...
Posted 29 December 09 08:31 by Sandy Stinson | 0 Comments   
Tips for a Green Christmas How to save the planet and celebrate the season
With so much added waste floating around at the Christmas season it can be difficult to celebrate the holidays with an environmentally friendly edge. Here are the top tips for caring for the environment while you enjoy the holidays: Don’t give gifts. Read More...
Posted 17 December 09 06:08 by Sandy Stinson | 0 Comments   
Geothermal Heating Systems
Technology Snapshot & Benefits: Geothermal heating systems, also known as geo-exchange, ground source pumps, or earth-coupled pumps, take advantage of the earth's nearly constant temperature (45-75 degrees Fahrenheit, depending on latitude) to Read More...
Posted 04 December 09 01:37 by Sandy Stinson | 0 Comments   
Your own private Eco System
The relationship of one component in your house hinges on the other components in the same system. The construction, the heating and cooling systems, the sun, the time of year, the behavior of the people living in each house all work together to create Read More...
Posted 04 December 09 12:54 by Sandy Stinson | 0 Comments   
Energy-Efficient Housing Made More Affordable with Mortgage Loan Insurance
More than 17 percent of the energy consumed in Canada is used to run our homes. Buying an energy-efficient home or making energy-saving renovations can offer big savings. A 10% CMHC mortgage loan insurance premium refund and extended amortization period Read More...
Posted 04 December 09 10:24 by Sandy Stinson | 0 Comments   
2010 Housing Market Outlook Report
RE/MAX of Western Canada, in conjunction with RE/MAX Ontario-Atlantic and RE/MAX Quebec, issued the 2010 Housing Market Outlook Report, Thursday, December 03, 2009 via a national newswire service targeting all daily newspapers, radio and television stations. Read More...
Posted 04 December 09 10:16 by Sandy Stinson | 0 Comments   
IF PEOPLE SHOW THE WILL, NATURE WILL SHOW THE WAY
When you think of Canada, which qualities come to mind? The world's peace-keeper, the friendly nation, a liberal counterweight to the harsher pieties of its southern neighbour, decent, civilised, fair, well-governed? Think again. This country's Read More...
Posted 04 December 09 10:11 by Sandy Stinson | 0 Comments