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Home Renos, Mike Holmes and One Million Acts of Green

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Mortgage and Lending with The Mortgage Group - TMG
We at GreenMortageSolutions.ca are all about helping everyday homeowners and buyers find the right mortgage to meet their needs, and also guide them to programs and services that will make their homes energy efficient and environmentally friendly. Of course, we're not the only ones trying to make it easier for you and your neighbours to 'go green'!

CBC's George Stromboulopoulos has been promoting the website/social movement "One Million Acts of Green" for some time now. This site has been encouraging Canadians to sign up to taking everyday acts to help the environment, including everything from air drying laundry, to carpooling, to sealing drafty windows. The campaign has been so successful that in just 105 days, Canadians from across the country have pledged to make OVER one million acts of green.

Just last week on George's show "The Hour", he interviewed famous home contractor Mike Holmes about greening homes. Most people can make the biggest impact on the environment by improving their homes. This is because our homes are responsible for most of our environmental and carbon footprint. In the interview, Mike talked about how the public needs to stop buying "the cheap stuff" and instead invest in quality materials that in the long run will be cost effective and good for the environment. Specifically he mentioned the need to use paints with little to no VOC (volatile organic compounds), mold resistant drywall, and low-flush toilets. Luckily there are dozens of government rebates for eco-friendly renovations, such as the Ottawa Toilet Replacement program.

Contact us for details on all the rebates!

Comments (2)

Sylvie Conde
Sutton Group-Associates Realty Inc., Brokerage - Toronto, ON
Broker, Toronto Real Estate

Great post.  I just installed two low-flush toilets and I just recently used mold resistant drywall in my basement renovation.... every little bit helps.  The cost difference wasn't that bad, so it's definitely possible for more people to get started towards the 'million acts of green'.

Feb 19, 2009 12:47 PM
Darryl Bandoro
The Mortgage Group - TMG - Ottawa, ON

That's great to hear!  It really isn't that heard to go green; homeowners just need the right information and just a little bit of motivation to get them headed in the right direction.  I think with the big push to go green with campaigns like One Million Acts and with legislation like Ontario's Green Energy Act, we'll see a big jump in interest.

Feb 26, 2009 03:03 PM