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Green, sustainable, inexpensive space heating and domestic hot water is what I wanted for my house and workshop, and it...Continue Reading
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Like a growing number of Canadians, Mike and Alice Ogden traded their city home for full-time life at the cottage And...Continue Reading
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Updated on January 17th, 2016
It’s -5ºC outside and Reiner Hoyer’s new house is 26ºC inside That’s too hot, but it’s not because the heat...Continue Reading
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Updated on January 17th, 2016
Every year since 1996, I’ve been delivering seminars at Canada’s largest woodworking and building skills trade...Continue Reading
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Updated on January 17th, 2016
One bright side of a world preoccupied with financial doom and gloom is that moderation and frugality are back in...Continue Reading
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Draining Cottage Water Systems
Updated on October 29th, 2014
Autumn is when seasonal cottage and rural water systems across Canada need to be drained for winter Success is vital,...Continue Reading
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Updated on August 9th, 2015
Steve Maxwell admits he was wary at first, but has since become a supporter of Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) In...Continue Reading
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Firewood Splitting: My 20+ Years of Experience, Techniqu...
Updated on October 29th, 2014
If you live in the country, you may already know about keeping a woodpile stocked But even many city neighbourhoods are...Continue Reading
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Bureaucracy a Roadblock to Green Homebuilding Innovations
Updated on January 17th, 2016
Technology isn’t always the toughest barrier to green innovations, and a contractor named Reiner Hoyer is...Continue Reading
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Simple, Affordable, Build-it-Yourself Approach to a Cabi...
Updated on October 29th, 2014
Are you one of the many Canadians who dream about owning a modest country place Are you discouraged because the cabin...Continue Reading