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GREEN LINKS
Built Green Canada
Built Green™ is an industry driven voluntary program that promotes "green" building practices to reduce the impact that building has on the environment. It gives an opportunity for everyone to choose a "green" future.
Green Toolkit
Links and tips for going green in Real Estate.
Let’s Go Green Canada
National Quality Institute site promoting tree planting and ways to reduce your carbon footprint.
Natural Resources Canada
Information on renuable energies.
Personal Eco-Footprint Calculator
Take this quiz to see the size of your ECO-Footprint.
Living Greener in the Okanagan
Information and links on the official Kelowna website about how to live green in the Okanagan.
Appliance and Lighting Energy Calculator
See how much energy it takes to run all your electric stuff on the BC Hydro Power Smart site.
EcoENERGY for Personal Vehicles
Tips and Links from Natural Resources Canada to reduce your gas consumption and save you $$$.
One Million Acts of Green
CBC and The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos want to mobilize Canadians to do One Million Acts of Green. See what you can do to be part of this effort.
Fresh Outlook Foundation
The Fresh Outlook Foundation is a non-profit that applies proven and practical community-based social marketing (CBSM) strategies in the development and delivery of programs that enable and encourage sustainable behaviors in people’s home, workplaces, and recreational activities throughout British Columbia.
Walk Score
This site helps people find walkable places to live by calculating the walkability of an address to local stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc. Find out how your home rates!
GREEN articles
My real estate website has tonnes of GREEN articles and tips for your information.
Light House Sustainable Building Centre
is an enterprising non-profit society dedicated to advancing and catalyzing sustainability in British Columbia's built environment.
Planet Green
Planet Green is the first and only 24-hour eco-lifestyle television network with a robust online presence and community. Both online and on-air, Planet Green's content is entertaining, relevant, and accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds.
The Climate Project CANADA
The Climate Project Canada is a non-profit organization that serves as the Canadian component of a global movement of more than 3,000 diverse and dedicated volunteers from around the world.
CMHC
Online kit with tips for greening your home.
The Green Guide
A green guide produced by National Geographic. Many great tips/products and videos.
THE ONE TONNE CHALLENGE:
One Tonne Challenge
Environmental Canada encourages us to "go green" and reduce our carbon footprint by one tonne.
GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND INCENTIVES FOR NEW HOMES & RENOVATIONS:
EnerGuide Rating Service
Find out how to have your home EnerGuide Rated on this Natural Resources Canada site.
Green BC Building Code: First Steps
BC Government site on building green.
ecoENERGY Retrofit
Information on how to get grants to do all those green renovations.
Rebates and Incentives
Another site with information about Canadian and BC grants and incentives for making your home more energy efficient.
ARTICLES AND TIPS FROM GREEN KELOWNA REAL ESTATE
Green Renovations and Home Improvements
Some tips on things to do to make your renovations and home improvements more environmentally friendly. Also check out the youtube video from Coldwell Banker.
The Green Home
A youtube video from Coldwell Banker talking about the "Green Home".
The Green Glossary
Some useful terms and meanings for all that "Green" lingo out there.
Houseplants for a Healthy Home
A list of houseplants that help to purify your home's airquality.
Eco-friendly landscaping
10 tips for a "Green" yard
What is LEED?
Information about LEED certification.
Natural Cleaning Products
Homemade recipes for safe cleaning products for your home.
‘Going green’ is a growing trend in real estate
The movement towards going green is growing exponentially.
Kelowna Homes slowly going GREEN!
A recent article about a growing trend for GREEN homes.
Earth Concious Condos
There are many Green condos across Canada including Kelowna.
LOCAL BUSINESSES
Okanagan Investment Club
Founded by Joel Ellams. Insiders' Guide to Real Estate Investing in the New Economy.
Escape Pollution
Kelowna's local resource for sustainable living where individuals and businesses can share what's happening in the local community in terms of sustainability, 140 characters at a time. Join now to post your own messages, follow other people, and join groups to share ideas, tips and comments on sustainability topics. Do it all in the Grapevine.
BLUEGREEN living communities
Developments that incorporate multiple green building features, and promote social sustainability through community design.
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