Green House

When Innova Kitchens and Baths decided that it was time to move their showroom into the upscale Dunbar / Kerrisdale region of Vancouver, the challenge was to generate a showroom which would demonstrate a lot more functionality, incorporate green finishes, include an entire office, and do so in 1/5th the space. With only about 500 square feet of functional space that could be dedicated to the showroom / design centre, this may possibly have appeared as an impossibility to numerous.   However...

The house you live in is a reflection of the individual that you are.  And but house builders erect thousands of houses in a single neighborhood that all look the identical.  This is what we have turn into accustomed to but it doesn't have to be this way everywhere.  If you are searching for an energy efficient option to the regular home design, you might be intrigued by the yurt. The yurt has been around for centuries, and is most well-recognized as the cloth sided portable dwelling emplo...

The vast majority of UK workers invest far a lot more time in their office than in any automobile or airplane – but workplaces are rarely put under the same scrutiny as travel.   Now, the subject is becoming put under the spotlight by green office style professionals Morgan Lovell in a series of podcasts – which reveal that 45 per cent of UK carbon emissions are coming from our offices, as well as houses and public buildings.   The podcast is part of a series being produced bi-monthly b...