Homebuilding and Construction

• Alternative Home Construction
• Building codes
  • Canadian Building Codes
  • Provincial Building Codes
• Environmental Health and Green Building
  • Energy Efficient / Green Building
  • Environmental Health
  • Solar Energy
  • Wind Energy
  • Related Web Sites
• Home Builder's Associations
  • Alberta Home Builder's Associations
  • Provincial Home Builder's Associations
  • National Home Builder's Associations
• Home Building Related Organizations
  • Industry Associations
  • Related Web Sites
• New Home Warranty Programs

Alternative Home Construction

• Moose Mountain Log Homes - Hand crafting the finest log homes for over a quarter century.
  www.moosemountain.com
• MH Wood Specialties - M & H Wood Specialties Ltd. is a Canadian manufacturer of custom log homes, based in St. Albert, Alberta. We have a network of dealers across the western provinces and states.
  www.mhwood.com
• Landmark Master Builder - Finding the right home can be challenging. That's why we try to make it easier. We know that communities in which we build offer some of the best new housing value available.
  www.landmarkmasterbuilder.com

Building Codes

Canadian Building Codes

Canadian Codes Centre - Institute for Research in Construction IRC's Canadian Codes Centre plays a vital role in code development by providing technical and administrative support to the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes. irc.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/codes/

Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes The CCBFC oversees the work of a number of technical standing committees, whose members apply their experience to develop and improve the codes that protect the health and safety of Canadians. www.nationalcodes.ca

Provincial Building Codes

• Alberta Building Code
  www.municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/ss/building.cfm
• BC Building Code
  www.mcaws.gov.bc.ca/building/
• Manitoba Building Code
  www.firecomm.gov.mb.ca/codes_standards_services_mbc.html
• Ontario Building Code Information
  obc.mah.gov.on.ca/branch3.shtml
• Régie du bâtiment du Québec
  www.rbq.gouv.qc.ca/accueil.html

Environmental Health and Green Building

Energy Efficient / Green Building

• Buildingweb - Promoting intelligent building methods and materials for a sustainable future.
  
• Canadian Sustainable Energy Web Site
  www.newenergy.org
• Center for Resourceful Building Technology (US) - The NCAT Center for Resourceful Building Technology is dedicated to promoting environmentally responsible practices in construction, and provides information on resource efficient building materials.
  www.crbt.org
• Earth Energy Society of Canada
  www.earthenergy.ca
• EcoEnergies (US) - EcoEnergies is a quality-oriented company that designs, constructs, delivers and maintains renewable energy power systems and related energy efficiency products using wind, solar, small hydro and other "green power" and energy efficiency technologies.
  www.ecoenergies.com
• Green Building Information Council
  www.greenbuilding.ca
• Green Building Case Studies (US) - Sustainable building case studies of buildings in California incorporating sustainable features in their design presented by the California Integrated Waste Management Board.
  www.ciwmb.ca.gov/GreenBuilding/CaseStudies/
• Green Development Links, Rocky Mountain Institute (US)
  www.rmi.org/sitepages/pid261.php
• International Initiative for Sustainable Built Environment
  www.greenbuilding.ca/iisbe/start/iisbe.htm
• Natural Resources Canada, Office of Energy Efficiency
  oee.nrcan.gc.ca/oee_e.cfm
• R-2000 Home Program
  oee.nrcan.gc.ca/english/newhouses_r2000.cfm
• Smart Communities Network (US) - Creating energy smart communities.
  www.sustainable.doe.gov
• Renewable Energy of Plum Hollow - Renewable Energy of Plum Hollow has become Eastern Ontario's leader in sustainable energy and resource conservation technology. We are committed to helping you find practical ways to incorporate "appropriate technologies" into your lifestyle.
  www.renewableenergy.on.ca
• REPP-CREST (US) - The Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP) and the Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST) are dedicated to delivery of information and research in sustainable energy and development.
  www.crest.org
• Sustainable Architecture, Building & Culture (US)
  www.sustainableabc.com
• Sustainable Building Resource (Italy)
  www.iris.ba.cnr.it/sustain/welcome.htm

Environmental Health

• CHMC: Fighting Mold — The Homeowners' Guide
  www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/burema/gesein/abhose/abhose_ce08.cfm
• EPA's Indoor Air Quality Home Page (US)
  www.epa.gov/iaq/index.html
• Canadian Home Builders' Association: EnviroHome - If you are looking for a new home that is exceptionally comfortable, healthy to live in, more energy efficient and better for the environment, then take a close look at the EnviroHome projects presented here.
  envirohome.chba.ca
• Health Canada
  www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/protection/environment.html
• Health Canada: Indoor Air Quality
  www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/air_quality/indoor_air.htm
• Healthy Homes
  
• Healthy House Institute (US)
  www.hhinst.com
• Medallion Healthy Homes of Canada Inc.
  www.medallioncanada.com

  Solar Energy

• Generation PV - Generation PV is a leading supplier of professional power systems and components.
  www.generationpv.com
• Solarjoules - We are a retail company specializing in the design and supply of complete solar hot water solutions to home, cottage and swimming pool owners.
  www.solarjoules.com
• SolarSense.com - A division of ARISE Technologies, features a complete line of portable solar products including NOMAD series complete portable solar energy systems, plus resources & info on the benefits of solar power.
  www.solarsense.com
• Solar Energy International
  www.solarenergy.org
• Solar Energy Society of Canada
  www.solarenergysociety.ca

  Wind Energy

• Canadian Wind Energy Association
  www.canwea.ca
• Éole: Les éoliennes et l'énergie du vent
  www.eole.org
• PicoTurbine (US) - Site for free plans and low-cost educational kits for wind energy
  www.picoturbine.com
• Windsong Renewable Energy Systems - Specializing in solar and wind alternative power systems.
  www.windsongrenewable.com

  Related Web Sites

• ASH-Autonomous & Sustainable Housing Inc. - Consulting company. Note: Site is still under construction.
  www.ecobuildings.net
• CANMET Energy Technology Centre - Ottawa
  www.nrcan.gc.ca/es/etb/cetc/
• Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
  www.csla.ca/eng/index.html
• Energy Source Builder - The Energy Source Builder newsletter past issue articles. Published from 1989 to 1997, they are filled with nuts-and-bolts information on building energy-efficient homes.
  www.oikos.com/esb/index.html
• Enermodal Engineering - Enermodal Engineering is a consulting firm committed to improving the energy and resource efficiency of buildings and building products.
  
• Environmental Building News
  www.buildinggreen.com/menus/ebn.html
• Home Energy Magazine
  www.homeenergy.org
• Home Power Magazine
  www.homepower.com
• Society of Environmental Journalists - SEJ is the world's largest organization of journalists who cover the environment. This web site includes back issues of the quarterly SEJournal and biweekly Tip Sheet, a calendar of environmental events, a database of environmental links, a gallery of environmental journalism, and directions for contacting SEJ members.
  www.sej.org
• SustainableBusiness.com - The center for green (clean) business and environmental technologies. Economy, news, resources, insight and inspiration to accelerate momentum toward a green economy. Sections include green dream jobs, events, stocks, sustainable business news, business connections, sustainable business insider magazine, sustainable business week in review newsletter, progressive investor newsletter, resource directory for sustainable business.
  www.sustainablebusiness.com

Home Builder's Associations

Alberta Home Builders' Association The Alberta Home Builders' Association is in the business of representing the five local associations in Alberta and also the 1,200 member companies they represent. Get the latest on the AHBA.

Alberta Home Builder's Associations

• Edmonton Region Home Builders' Association
  www.edmonton-homes.com
• Grande Prairie Home Builders' Association
  www.gphba.org
• Central Alberta Home Builders' Association
  www.centralalbertahomebuilders.com
• Lethbridge Home Builders' Association
  www.lethbridge-homes.com
• Calgary Region Home Builders' Association
  www.crhba.com

  Provincial Home Builder's Associations

• Alberta Home Builders' Association
  www.ahba.ca
• Canadian Home Builders' Association of British Columbia
  www.chbabc.org
• Eastern Newfoundland Home Builders' Association
  www.nfbuilders.com
• Manitoba Home Builders' Association
  www.homebuilders.mb.ca
• Nova Scotia Home Builders' Association
  www.nshba.ns.ca
• New Brunswick Home Builders Association
  www.nbhome.nb.ca
• Ontario Home Builders' Association
  www.homesontario.com
• Saskatchewan Home Builders' Association
  www.saskhomebuilders.ca

  National Home Builder's Associations

• Canadian Home Builders' Association
  www.chba.ca
• National Association of Home Builders (USA)
  www.nkba.org
• National Home Builders Association (USA)
  www.nahb.com

Home Building Related Organizations

Industry Related Associations

• APCHQ: Association provinciale des constructeurs d'habitations du Québec
  www.apchq.com
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers' Inc
  www.ashrae.org
• Asbestos Institute
  www.asbestos-institute.ca
• Association des consommateurs pour la qualité dans la construction
  www.consommateur.qc.ca/acqc/
• B.C. Wood
  www.bcwood.com
• Canadian Construction Association
  www.cca-acc.com
• Canadian Manufactured Housing Institute
  www.cmhi.ca
• Canadian Paint & Coatings Association
  www.cdnpaint.org
• Cement Association of Canada
  www.cpca.ca
• Canadian Sheet Steel Building Institute
  www.cssbi.ca
• Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
  www.csce.ca
• CSA International (Canadian Standards Association)
  www.csa-international.org
• Canadian Wood Council
  www.cwc.ca
• Carpet & Rug Institute
  www.carpet-rug.com
• Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada
  www.hrai.ca
• La corporation des maîtres électriciens du Québec
  www.cmeq.org
• Masonry Heater Association of North America
  mha-net.org/html/library.htm
• National Wood Floor Association
  www.woodfloors.org
• Quebec Building Envelope Council
  luisd.freeyellow.com
• Structural Insulated Panel Association
  www.sips.org
• World Floor Covering Association
  www.wfca.org

  Related Websites

• AEC Info Canada (International) - The AEC Info database contains more than 30,000 companies and 70,000 products, making it one of the largest sources of building product information worldwide.
  www.aecinfo.ca
• Ask the Builder (US)
  www.askbuild.com
• BOCA International: Building Officials and Code Administrators (US)
  www.bocai.org
• Builder Online (US)
  www.builderonline.com
• Canadian Centre for Housing Technology
  www.ccht-cctr.gc.ca
• Canadian General Standards Board
  w3.pwgsc.gc.ca/cgsb/
• Canadian Wood Council: Wood Durability
  www.durable-wood.com
• Concrete Network - Concrete Topics
  www.concretenetwork.com
• Construction Specifications Canada
  www.csc-dcc.ca
• Construction Specifier
  www.csinet.org/specify/spechome.htm
• Fine Homebuilding (US)
  www.taunton.com/fh/
• Housing Zone
  www.housingZone.com
• Journal of Light Construction Online (US)
  www.jlconline.com
• Sweets
  www.sweets.com
• Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada
  www.ulc.ca

New Home Warranty Programs

Alberta New Home Warranty Program The Alberta New Home Warranty Program , incorporated in 1974, was the first new home warranty program in Canada. For more than two decades of operation, The Alberta New Home Warranty Program has provided purchasers with protection for their new homes.

• Alberta New Home Warranty Program
  www.anhwp.com
• Atlantic Home Warranty Program
  www.ahwp.org
• Homeowner Protection Office BC
  www.hpo.bc.ca
• National Warranty
  www.nationalhomewarranty.com
• New Home Warranty Program of Manitoba, Inc.
  www.mbnhwp.com
• New Home Warranty Program of Saskatchewan, Inc.
  www.nhwp.org
• Ontario New Home Warranty Program
  www.newhome.on.ca