Our Green and Eco Tweets to Follow

Collage: Our Green and Eco Tweets to Follow
Credits: MS Office ClipArt - j0437294 + Twitter

Here is review of our tweets exploring the latest green materials and green building technologies:

May 27
Renovation tip: eco-friendly flooring materials: Cork (very popular now) and for upmarket look: recycled Leather.

If you own a commercial, industrial or institutional building in Toronto and would like to explore the use of an Eco roof, contact us.

The Toronto Eco-Roof Incentive program:
Eco-Roof Incentive Program
http://www.toronto.ca/livegreen/bus_eco-roof.html

Jun 11
@zerofootprint - Your link to Ron Dembo's article http://tinyurl.com/mnt6hy is very interesting and thought provocing.
How Governments Should Fund Retrofits
by Ron Dembo
Posted: June 10, 2009
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ron-dembo/how-governments-should-fu_b_213855.html

Jun 14
@styrohome Forget AC! Cool Your Home Naturally http://ow.ly/dMoa - Good article about natural ventilation - well worth reading
Forget AC! Cool Your Home Naturally
Slash (or eliminate) your air conditioning bills with these simple tips and remodeling recommendations.
August/September 2007
By Carol Venolia and Kelly Lerner
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Green-Homes/2007-08-01/Natural-Home-Cooling.aspx

Jul 15
@styrohome Interesting article about the first living building: http://www.emagazine.com/vi...
Live From New York
The First Living Building Sets the Bar
By Campbell Wood
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?4721

Energy Harvesting - article from Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/arti... Will this be used in the future?
Is Energy Harvesting Moving Into the Smart Home?
By MC O'Connor - Earth2Tech
http://www.reuters.com/article/earth2Tech/idUS109659598620090707

@zerofootprint:Thank you for bringing article on Why We Need a Globally-Recognized Unit of "Green" http://tinyurl.com/mldbht to our attention
Why We Need a Globally-Recognized Unit of "Green"
BY Ken Musgrave
Mon Jul 13, 2009
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ken-musgrave/thinkdesign/why-we-need-globally-recognized-unit-green

Interesting word: greenwashing - Cute description of the sins of greenwashing: http://sinsofgreenwashing.org/findings/the-seven-sins/
THE SEVEN SINS OF GREENWASHING
http://sinsofgreenwashing.org/findings/the-seven-sins/

Jul 17
Definition of 'green' building materials: California Integrated Waste Management Board: http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/greenbuilding/Materials/

Very informative website about 'green' building materials: http://www.greenspec.co.uk/

Jul 21
What would a house look like with as many "green" building measures as possible? We at Wo-Built would like to hear of examples and ideas.

Another interesting "green" site: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/green-basics

Another interesting "green" site: http://www.thesexygreenhome.com/

Jul 22
Fusion Landscaping? The Peel Region's (Ontario) ideas on how to have a great garden: http://www.peelregion.ca/watersmartpeel/outdoor/fusion/

Jul 26
Interesting:RT@toolgirldotcom Hey charities, this is big - RT @unmarketing: How to Raise Money on Twitter – Tweetathon 101
http://www.un-marketing.com/blog/2009/07/22/how-to-raise-money-on-twitter-tweetathon-101/

With the City strike still on I am definitely thinking of getting a "worm hotel" (Vermicomposter)
http://www.cathyscomposters.com/event/

It's amazing how much kitchen waste does accumulate in a short time - not good during a garbage strike - Vermiculture is looking attractive

Jul 27
The future of building? RT @mrochte: FT article: Natural Buildings - learning from Termites #biomimicry #greenbuilding
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ac80b372-71a1-11de-a821-00144feabdc0.html

Ideas should work in colder climates as well. RT @buildaroo: First Projected LEED Platinum Restaurant. #greenbuilding
http://www.buildaroo.com/2009/07/22/jlc-architecture-the-first-projected-leed-platinum-restaurant/

Jul 29
Great usage of space! We need more of this - RT @skemsley Green roof on Eglinton West (Toronto) subway station -- nice!
http://spacing.ca/wire/2009/07/28/green-roof-up-on-eglinton-west-subway-station/

Green material: Bamboo - http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/teach-kids-sustainable-bamboo.html