Jul 11, 2016 | Building Professional, Home Owner
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has recently increased the incentive they offer to borrowers buying, building, or renovating energy efficient homes, demonstrating their commitment to making energy efficient homes more affordable. Moving away from a 10%...
Apr 15, 2016 | Building Professional, Home Owner, Membership
If you’re shopping for a resale home, you can know almost all the financial responsibilities you’ll face for a given house before you buy it. Almost all, but not quite. At least not yet. You can know mortgage payments and property taxes down to the penny, but the wild...
Apr 14, 2016 | Home Owner, Uncategorized
If you’re replacing a furnace, it probably means that you are getting hit for a big cash outlay, and you may be easy prey for anyone offering a time-limited “special”. The best approach is to realise that this situation offers an opportunity to upgrade the...
Feb 25, 2016 | Building Professional, Home Owner, Membership, Uncategorized
NAIMA’s Recycling Survey 2014 How much pre- and post-consumer recycled materials did NAIMA and NAIMA Canada members use in 2014? Canada stands at 169 million kgs (373 million lbs) of recycled glass. USA stands at over 315 million kgs (over 695 lbs) of blast...
Feb 2, 2016 | Building Professional, Home Owner, Membership
The world was watching closely for two weeks as global leaders came together in Paris for COP21, the global combat climate conference. The result: nearly 200 countries have agreed to limit the “increase in the global average temperature to below 2 ̊C above...
Feb 2, 2016 | Home Owner, Uncategorized
Canadian contractor guru Steve Maxwell has published a video highlighting the five reasons you should think differently about insulation. So why should you think about insulation differently? Insulation improves the comfort of your home. Insulation is a great...
