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Certification / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Wood and organic materials

All about FSC certified lumber & wood products - Why FSC certification is important

...certification. SFI Fiber Sourcing certification counts as legal and responsible, while forest products delivered through SFI, FSC or PEFC CoC certification count as legal, responsible and certified sources. The Alternative Compliance Path applies to all LEED v4 and LEED 2009 systems, including Building Design and Cons...

Passive House

Everything you need to know about Passive House certification

...Certifications - PHI & PHIUS? Since the "Divorce" between PHI & PHIUS, there are two certifications, yes, and the Debate among ecological passive house builders has been raging ever since 2011 about which certification constitutes the "right" way to build a passive house. It was a bit of a messy divorce - depen...

Passive House

The Un-certified but 'Damn Near' Passive House.

...certification process. This can make achieving Passive House Certification in cold climates of US or Canada a far more costly undertaking, which could dissuade some from exploring it as an option, and likely be very disappointing to those who tried but didn't quite make it. The main hurdle to certification is the maxim...