"Greenest city 2020"

Greenest city 2020 / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Passive House

The city of Vancouver is actively promoting Passive House construction

...greenest city in the world by the year 2020. Some of the policies included in that plan are expanded public transportation, bike lanes, encouraging laneway houses for urban density and requiring all new civic buildings to be zero emissions. The city has also imposed upon itself a more rigorous building code than the na...

Lifestyle, location and commuting

Vancouver's goal of becoming the Greenest City by 2020

...Greenest City 2020 initiative, which is an effort to make Vancouver the greenest city in the world by 2020. We hope they succeed, and that other cities find inspiration in their efforts. Read more about Passive House certification, the BC Energy Step Code, or sustainable building practices in the Ecohome Green Buildi...