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Liveroof Green Roof Project

Project Started: 2011-07-25
Location: Barrie, On
Size: 1100 sqft
Type: Industrial
Position: Green Roofers

Project Features:

Green Building Features

Liveroof modular greenroof (sedum based)

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1: Completed roof with river rock
2: Installing metal edging and flood testing roof
3: Install modules
4: Finished greenroof ready to water
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Collingwood Chalet

Project Started: 2011-01-05
Location: Collingwood, On
Size: 2558 sqft
Type: Residential
Position: Project Managers

Project Features: • Cathedral Ceilings • Batt insulation • Steps to the Ski Hills • TGI Silent Floor • Cultured Stone fireplace surround

Green Building Features

• Logix ICF basement • Natural Cedar siding • Natural Cedar soffits • Natural stepped Cedar fascia • Energy star Pella Natural Sun Windows and Doors • R-40 batt insulation in cathedrals • Cedar great room walls & ceilings • 98% Efficient Forced Air HVAC System

Image Descriptions:

1: Aerial View of exterior
2: Erecting Posts
3: Log Walls being installed
4: Floor beams and TGI's being installed
5: Roof Construction Started
6: Finished exterior log
7: Finished interior (stone fireplace)

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Enviro Kitchen

Project Started: 2010-12-18
Location: Etobicoke, On
Size: 400 sqft
Type: Residential
Position: General Contractors

Project Features: •Complete house renovation •Brazilian Cherry Floors •2 seperate bathroom reno's •New tiling throughout

Green Building Features

•Ultratouch Cotton Insulation •All Paint and adhesives used on site are Non-toxic and do not off gas •LED Potlights in kitchen •No Urea-Formaldehyde on any finishes in kitchen or flooring •New Pella Energy Star Windows and Doors

Image Descriptions:

1: Finished Kitchen
2: Kitchen before renovation
3: Cherry Cabinets throughout
4: Pella Kitchen window and door to backyard
5: Fireplace before
6: Fireplace after
7: New window installed

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Nu-dura ICF Addition & Garage

Project Started: 2010-05-04
Location: Scarborough, On
Size: 1300 + sqft
Type: Residential
Position: General Contractors

Project Features: •Custom Designed full height basement addition/screend porch/deck & 2 car garage •Pressure treated wrap around deck •Asphalt shingle roof •Brick & Vinyl siding •Fully Renovated/Remodelled existing house

Green Building Features

•Nu-Dura 100% Recyclable ICF Foundation Walls •2" Ridgid Floor insulation for zero thermal breaks •Spray foamed screened porch floor •John Mansfield Zero Formaldehyde batt insulation •Pella Energy Star Windows and Doors throughout •DuraFoam Zero Voc spray foam around all penetrations •Low Voc Paints/Finishes •Velux electric skylights for ventilation and natural sunlight

Image Descriptions:

1: Steps to addition doorway
2: Footings for addition
3: Walls of addition and Floor Framing for screened porch
4: Rear of finished Garage additions
5: Rear of screened porch addition
6: Front of garage addition and overframe to house
7: Stairs up to addition and screend porch

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Custom Framed deck with Natural Bamboo rails/skirt

Project Started: 2009-10-18
Location: Elliot Lake, On
Size: 315 sqft
Type: Residential
Position: General Contractors

Project Features: •Custom designed and framed pressure treated deck •5/4 Pressure treated decking •Built in deck surround for New hot tub •New designed shed •3-sided pergola custom framed •New interlocking pathway around deck

Green Building Features

•Natural Bamboo skirting below deck •Natural Bamboo privacy railing •All offcuts of bamboo re-used by owner •Natural Bamboo gate with pressure treated door •Custom designed recycling/garbage enclosure

Image Descriptions:

1: Finish deck and privacy railing
2: Hot tub slab poured deck built around it
3: Skirt Framing started with backers for bamboo
4: Driveway side of deck
5: Road side view of deck
6: Custom framed sunset pergola
7: Privacy railing section

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Town & Country Cedar Cottage (Phase 1)

Project Started: 2009-10-15
Location: Elliot Lake, On
Size: 3000+ sq ft
Type: Residential
Position: Project Managers

Project Features: •3 garage garage with bunkie above •Dormers above garage and on lakeside •Full height window wall on lakeside •Lakeside deck •40 year asphalt shingles

Green Building Features

•Radiant Floor heating throughout •ICF Foundation System •Energy Efficient windows and doors •Natural Log Siding •Natural Stone skirt around house

Image Descriptions:

1: Project rendering front of house
2: Project rendering rear of house
3: ICF being constructed
4: Backfill for slab complete and ICF complete
5: Garage wall framing complete and plywood started
6: Garage walls complete and trusses ready to stand
7: Trusses being installed

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Ecuador Volunteer School Build

Project Started: 2009-02-23
Location: La Hesperia Reserve, Cloud Forest, Ecuador
Size: 1000 + sqft
Type: Institutional
Position: Volunteer Green Builders

Project Features: • Concrete slab on grade • Block wall infill

Green Building Features

• Structure entirely built from bamboo stalks • Thatch roofing • Natural Earth plaster • Compostable toilets • Food grown on reserve • Structure built from peg and twine • Water harvested on site • Aggregrate for footings from local stones/rocks

Image Descriptions:

1: Finished school
2: How project site was when we arrived
3: Lifting bamboo beams in place
4: Gable wall end bamboo and plaster installed
5: Inside school
6: Construct & Conserve Volunteer Team
7: Local Children ready for their first day of school in a proper facility

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Straw Bale Cottage

Project Started: 2008-08-28
Location: Elliot Lake, On
Size: 1,600 sq ft
Type: Residential
Position: Project Managers/Consultants

Project Features: • Super insulated slab on grade • Post and Beam construction

Green Building Features

• 100% Recycled Enviroshake roofing tiles • Straw bale infill walls • Environmetally friendly concrete sealer • Possible integrated solar system • Pella Aluminium clad high efficiency windows • R-60 Cellulose insulation in roof • Radiant Floor Heating throughougt • Near Zero waste onsite • 3ft overhangs for optimal sun exposure

Image Descriptions:

1: 1st coat of plaster on exterior
2: Straw bales in walls
3: Bale curbs filled
4: Installing bales in walls
5: Enviroshake installed on roof
6: White Pine soffit being installed
7: Pine soffit with integral vents

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Elliot Lake Retreat

Project Started: 2008-06-25
Location: Elliot Lake, ON
Size: 2000 sq ft 2 storey + Basement
Type: Residential
Position: Project Managers

Project Features: • Custom designed waterfront cottage • Full basement plus 2 floors • Septic and well systems • Split shake cedar vinyl siding/Horizontal/Vertical vinyl • Pressure treated wrap around deck • Asphalt shingle roof • Soprema Colphene ICF waterproofing

Green Building Features

• Nu-Dura 100% Recyclable ICF Foundation Walls • Nu-Dura 100% Recyclable Rigid Floor Technology • John Mansfield Zero Formaldehyde batt insulation • FSC certified wood used where possible • South Facing operable windows for natural daylight and cross ventilation • 95% efficient propane furnace • Ceiling fans throughout/No A/C • All Weather Energy star Windows & Doors • Cultured stone veneers • Spray foam insulation used where recommended

Image Descriptions:

1: Finished Lakeside View
2: Finished ICF/Waterproofing
3: Start of roof construction
4: Roof Sheathing started, gable end wall framing
5: Cultured Stone finished in front
6: Mitten Vinyl in front
7: Mitten Vinyl on side of house

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Law Office Remodel

Project Started: 2008-01-16
Location: Pickering, ON
Size: 3,360 Sq ft
Type: Commercial
Position: General Contractors

Project Features: • Better use of interior space by building new partitions • 4 new office spaces • New front reception area • New entryway/vestibule • Open floor plan by demolition of existing partitions • New efficient mechanical rework • All new office furniture • New electrical design

Green Building Features

• New Energy Star Programmable thermostat • New recycled cherry laminate flooring • Zero formaldehyde/voc underlayment • Pittsburgh zero voc primer/paint • Philips no mercury Alto lighting throughout • Effective waste management

Image Descriptions:

1: Finished front foyer
2: Building office partitions
3: Office tear out and rebuild
4: Office hallway
5: New Layout
6: Finished front reception
7: Finished modular office partitions and main area

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