Off-Grid Timber Frame, Turtle Valley, BC
Marjorie lives in an off-the-grid home in the mountains near Turtle Valley, … [Continue...]
Worlds Greenest Home, San Francisco: part 1
Robin’s San Francisco home has the distinction of being the first home in an … [Continue...]
Passive Solar Vented Sunroom, Eugene, OR
What made this John and Heidi's home unique, was the Passive Solar sunroom. A … [Continue...]
Net-Zero, Leeds Platinum Home, Cupertino, CA
This home in Cupertino seemed to have every green and modern feature imaginable. … [Continue...]
Eco Friendly Remodel, Eugene, OR
Somewhat in the centre of Oregon, just off the Interstate 5, is Eugene. This … [Continue...]
Move up housing
This is an amusing video from the BBC1 showing a Hermit Crab 'swap meet'. As … [Continue...]
Passive Solar, Net Zero Home: Goldendale, WA
We first heard of Francis when we met Chris of Winter Sun Design in Edmonds, … [Continue...]
EcoNest® Straw Clay Home, Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe is counted as America's oldest capital city and has an abundance of … [Continue...]
Earthship: A Most Radically Sustainable Home
We have had the privilege of staying a night in the Phoenix, a Taos, New … [Continue...]
North Vancouver, BC: Eco-Friendly renovation
North Vancouver, BC: ECO Renovation Doug lives in North Vancouver, … [Continue...]
Off-Grid Straw Bale Home, Northern California
I had been really looking forward to this stop on the tour...some long off dream … [Continue...]
Sustainably Upcycled Renovation, Santa Clara, CA
We were pleased to spent a few hours on a Saturday with David of … [Continue...]
Rammed Earth Home, Summerland, BC
Rammed earth is an ancient building technique using the raw materials of … [Continue...]
Renovating a Neglected Log Home
Mark and I (Terry - your eco friend) have always been eco enthusiasts and dream … [Continue...]
World’s Greenest Home, San Francisco: HGTV video
We visited Robin last fall on our ECO tour and we were amazed at the extent of … [Continue...]
Passive Solar Sunroom Addition, Breckenridge, CO
Breckenridge has a very high elevation making the sun incredibly bright, almost … [Continue...]
Micro Hydro Powered Off-Grid Mountain Retreat
Warren met his Janice in British Columbia (BC) Canada in the early 70s. The … [Continue...]
Extremely ECO Renovation, Belmont, CA
David of MyEarthBoundHome.com introduced us to two of his clients, both have … [Continue...]
Equilibrium Green Home, Kamloops, BC
Our good friends Paul and Danica from Riverside Energy had been responsible … [Continue...]
Off-Grid Straw Bale in Goldendale, WA
Tobiah and his wife, raised their two kids on this five acre homestead. He often … [Continue...]
Modular green home – right sized! Louisville, CO
We met Paul, Connie and their architect Andy during the final phase of … [Continue...]
About this Site
My name is Terry and I am an eco enthusiast, an artist, a Calgary REALTOR® and a person that loves to design, build, create and renovate. … [Continue...]