http://blog.shscorp.ca an SHSC blog Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:50:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/10/14/a-clean-home-is-a-green-home/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/10/14/a-clean-home-is-a-green-home/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:40:25 +0000 Cheryl Shour http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=2298 Some of the products we use daily to clean interior spaces contain chemicals associated with eye, skin, or respiratory irritation, as well as a range of other human health issues. The fact that the cleaning products we use may have very real health and environmental concerns is an important incentive for ‘green’ cleaning. Here are 6 tips for starting a green cleaning program.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/10/14/a-clean-home-is-a-green-home/feed/ 2 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/08/11/can-an-old-house-be-taught-new-tricks/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/08/11/can-an-old-house-be-taught-new-tricks/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:35:22 +0000 Jessica Krasin http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=2023 How do you retrofit post-war homes into net zero energy homes? See how Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation successfully turned 5 bungalows into energy-saving properties.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/08/11/can-an-old-house-be-taught-new-tricks/feed/ 2 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/08/02/green-jobs-on-the-rise-in-ontario-thanks-to-the-gea/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/08/02/green-jobs-on-the-rise-in-ontario-thanks-to-the-gea/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:25:25 +0000 Cheryl Shour http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1995 50,000 is the number of ‘green’ jobs that is frequently used as the anticipated outcome from implementing Ontario’s Green Energy Act (GEA). Given the economic gloom and doom, any province would be happy with that kind of growth. So I thought it might be a good idea to see where that number comes from and if it is, in fact, an accurate prediction.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/08/02/green-jobs-on-the-rise-in-ontario-thanks-to-the-gea/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/06/09/the-roi-of-building-green-the-new-ywca-elm-centre/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/06/09/the-roi-of-building-green-the-new-ywca-elm-centre/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:02:13 +0000 Jessica Krasin http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1649 YWCA Elm Centre is an innovative residential community in Toronto expected to open later this summer. The building integrates Toronto's first homeless shelter and will include one of the largest residential applications of geothermal technology in North America.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/06/09/the-roi-of-building-green-the-new-ywca-elm-centre/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/06/02/making-the-connections-for-green-youth-jobs/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/06/02/making-the-connections-for-green-youth-jobs/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:05:36 +0000 Cheryl Shour http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1600 I am not a huge fan of acronyms, but REDY (Reducing Energy Demand with Youth) is pretty cool. Let’s Get REDY; REDY, Set, Go; REDY or Not…well you get the picture. But what makes REDY really cool is a lot more than how well it works in those phrases. This green jobs youth training, just wrapping up in London after successful sessions in Toronto and Kingston, is one of those great ideas that connect all the dots. Those dots are youth unemployment, energy poverty, building retrofits and green jobs.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/06/02/making-the-connections-for-green-youth-jobs/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/05/13/5-ways-to-reduce-your-electricity-demand-from-the-energy-smart-initiative/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/05/13/5-ways-to-reduce-your-electricity-demand-from-the-energy-smart-initiative/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 18:26:30 +0000 Cheryl Shour http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1564 Energy Smart Initiative was recognized by the City of Toronto’s Green Toronto Awards at the Green Living Show 2011. Here are five energy saving tips from the initiative that you may consider implementing either personally, in your buildings, or to pass on to residents.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/05/13/5-ways-to-reduce-your-electricity-demand-from-the-energy-smart-initiative/feed/ 1 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/03/24/four-easy-ways-to-save-the-planet-and-money/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/03/24/four-easy-ways-to-save-the-planet-and-money/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 19:48:44 +0000 SHSC http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1407 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/03/24/four-easy-ways-to-save-the-planet-and-money/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/03/21/world-water-day-is-march-22/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/03/21/world-water-day-is-march-22/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:48:05 +0000 Catherine Wood http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1378 It is often difficult to recognize the contribution that a resource such as water makes to our economy, our society, our health and welfare. Yet on March 22nd, World Water Day attempts to do just that by reminding us that we all rely on a steady supply of clean, fresh water.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2011/03/21/world-water-day-is-march-22/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/12/15/greening-mumbai-debris-to-development-rooftops-series/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/12/15/greening-mumbai-debris-to-development-rooftops-series/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:49:58 +0000 Guess Blogger - Marc Aguanno http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1262 Rooftops Canada has been supporting an unusual project in Mumbai, India - recycling construction waste and reclaiming what was seemingly useless debris in a cost-effective and sustainable program.]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/12/15/greening-mumbai-debris-to-development-rooftops-series/feed/ 0 http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/10/26/3-basic-rules-to-lowering-your-utility-costs/ http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/10/26/3-basic-rules-to-lowering-your-utility-costs/#comments Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:08:17 +0000 Catherine Wood http://blog.shscorp.ca/?p=1138 With rising energy costs, more and more people are becoming worried about their utility bills. Are you one of them?]]> http://blog.shscorp.ca/index.php/2010/10/26/3-basic-rules-to-lowering-your-utility-costs/feed/ 0