Find out more about the root causes of un-sustainability and the science behind them at The Natural Step Canada.

Energy efficiency and utility use:

• Canadian EcoENERGY grants
• Energy efficient upgrade suggestions, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
• ENERGY STAR products
• Light House Sustainable Building Centre

Healthy homes:

• Information on chemicals commonly found in your home
• Information on personal care products and their potential to harm human health
• Tips and ideas for becoming generally more sustainable around the home
• Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (type ‘healthy homes’ in the search box)

Building materials and recycling:

• Online materials exchange

Gardens and landscaping:

• Composting Council of Canada
• Native plants directory

Ask a question:

• The Light House Sustainable Building Centre
• Grist.org

Other:

• ECO labelled products
• Hail a hybrid
• Carpooling

Global examples:

• Christie Walk - A home built with straw bale construction, a community garden and other features to make for a livable, sustainable environment in Adelaide Australia
• Grand House Co-op built by architecture students at the University of Waterloo
• Hugh Garner Housing Co-operative – a co-op with a green roof in Toronto
• Conservation Housing Co-op in Ottawa – a co-op built with sustainability in mind
• Guelph Campus Co-op_s Accessible Student Housing – energy efficient and built with solar heating and rainwater collection.

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