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Better Builder Magazine brings together premium product manufacturers and leading builders to create better differentiated homes and buildings that use less energy, save water and reduce our impact on the environment. The magazine is published four times a year .

In this Issue:

• Celebrating the winners of the
  2024 Cross Border Challenge

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In this Issue:

• Aging in Place
• 11 Renovation Commandments
• Spray Foam insulation in Attics
• Heat Pumps to the Rescue
• Reviving a 1904 Home
• Codes for Renovation

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In this Issue:

• TRCA's Archetype Houses
• Bridging Research and Housing
• When Policies Collide
• Brush Up with BuildABILITY
• Partners in High Performance
• Advances in XPS Insulation

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In this Issue:

• Reasons to Build the Hybrid House
• Air-to-Water Heat Pumps
• The Myths of Powering Net Zero
• Miracle of Spray Foam Insulation
• Solar Solutions for Builders
• A Tiny HVAC Challenge

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In this Issue:

• Winners of the 2023 Cross Border Challenge

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In this Issue:

• Missing the Forest for the Trees
• Sizing Heat Pumps
• Creating Sustainability Standards
• Award for ICF Low-Rise Builder
• Examining Sustainability in a Net Zero Energy Home — Part 1
• The Value of Windows

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In this Issue:

• Leslieville Laneway Project
• Air Leakage in Houses
• Can Ontario Build More Than 1.5 Millon
  Homes in 10 Years
• Retooling for Greener Builds
• Indoor Air Quality and Occupant Health, Part II

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In this Issue:

• Minto’s Annual Charity Home
• To ERV or Not to ERV
• Dealing with Radon
• Brighton EnviroHome
• Indoor Air Quality
• Occupant Health - Part I

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In this Issue:

• Winners of the 2022 Cross Border Challenge

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In this Issue:

• A Decade of Better Builder

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In this Issue:

• Country Homes' Low Carbon Demonstration Home
• Occupant Behavior
• Counting Carbon
• Energy Smarts at Home
• Carbon Reduction Disruption

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In this Issue:

• Alair Homes' Unique Model
• Greener Homes Opportunity
• Low-Carbon Homes - Are They Worth It?
• The Renovation Conundrum
• Future Code Changes

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In this Issue:

• Low Carbon Or No Carbon?
• The Best IAQ Checklist
• Indoor Air Quality
• Evolving Within A Dinosaur Industry
• Embodied Carbon Challenge

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In this Issue:

• Innovations In Panelized Framing and Cladding
• Insulated Concrete Forms
• Building a Legacy
• Structural Sustainability
• The Finish-Ready Basement

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In this Issue:

• Country Homes Looks to Carbon Reduction
• Building After the Pandemic
• Employing Batteries
• Future-proofing Regulatory
• An Electric Mobility Future

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In this Issue:

• Tapping Into Water
• Spray Foam Insulation Tips for Electrical Professionsals
• Battery Storage Benefits
• Reducing Air Leakage
• Effects of Window Selection

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In this Issue:

• Sustainable Hardwood Flooring
• Being Bottle-Free
• Pursuing Energy Efficiency
• Missing Spring Training Camp
• High-Efficiency Foam
• The Carbon Question

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In this Issue:

• Greyter Water Systems
• Water as Energy
• Optimizing Winter Humidity
• Draining Layers and Durability
• RESNET's New HERS_H2O Scale
• Saving Water Makes Sense

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In this Issue:

• The Heat Is On
• Resilient Construction
• The GHGST Credit
• Ready, Set, Charge!
• TEETH Checkup
• What's Your Carbon Footprint?

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In this Issue:

• Back to School with Barbini
• Carbon Pricing
• A New Take on Air Sealing
• Top 11 Renovation Lessons
• Insulating Existing Basements

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In this Issue:

• Canadian Builders Up for the Challenge Once Again
• ICON of Sustainability
• Asking the Right Questions
• Rethinking Threshold Standards
• Thrive in a Changing World

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In this Issue:

• Energy-efficient post and beam
• Discovery Dream Homes
• Exterior insulation successes
• Aligning the Ontario and national building codes
• Climate-resilient construction

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In this Issue:

• Rosehaven on the Leading Edge
• Streamlining Approvals
• Village Homes’ Innovations
• Campanale Offers Added Value
• Climate Change Reality Check

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In this Issue:

• Tribute TIPS the Scales
• Tackling the GHG Enigma
• Holistic Water Conservation
• Strategies for Comfort
• Dual-fired Appliances
• New Uniform Energy Factor

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In this Issue:

• Meet Our Award Winners
• Savings by Design
• TowerHouse: The Best of Both Worlds
• Getting Better Every Day
• Resilient Construction Techniques

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In this Issue:

• River City’s Mid-rise Possibilities
• Do We Have to Over-regulate?
• The Good Builder Score
• LEED v4 – The Next Evolution
• Going for Silver
• Lessons from San Lorenzo

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In this Issue:

• “Ready-Shoot-Aim” Regulation
• An Empire State of Mind
• What is Net Zero Anyway?
• Castleform: High Performance, Low Carbon Homes
• Three Days to Net Zero-Ready

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In this Issue:

• A Little Help Getting Greener
• The Kids are Alright: Arbourdale Construction
• Market Makeover
• Air Sealing Existing Homes
• Thinking Outside the Box

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In this Issue:

• Probuilt's Future Dream Home
• How Much Insulation is Enough?
• RESNET Cross Border Challenge
• High Cost of Net Zero Homes
• Exterior Insulation Options
• The Benefits of Net Zero-Ready

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In this Issue:

• Intensification & Affordability
  
• Multi-Family Challenges
  
• Changing the Building Code
  
• Low Energy & Water Conservation
  
• Finnigan’s Wake
  
• Thermally Protecting Foam

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In this Issue:

• Brookfield Blazes Own Trail
• Near Zero at Echo Haven
• Refining HRV/ERV Choices
• Exceptional Customer Service
• Outstanding Custom Home
• Clean50 Award Winner

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In this Issue:

• Heathwood Homes Doing It Right
• The Best Way to Build in 2017
• TEETH – Best Research Project
• Code and Performance Path
• Climate Change Action Plan
• Sticking to the Basics

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In this Issue:

• Designing HVAC Systems
• Small is Beautiful
• Home is Where the Heart Is
• RenewABILITY Celebrates 15 Years
• Homes of Tomorrow, Today

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In this Issue:

• Modular Steel Structures
• The House that Amvic Built
• Landmark Homes
• Building Better with EIFS
• Man of Steel
• Is Wood Good? Part II

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In this Issue:

• Living the Best with LIV Communities
• Are We Setting the Bar Too High?
• Mentoring Change with Builders
• Envelope - First Things First
• The Path to Continual Improvement

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In this Issue:

• Renovations and Missed Opportunities
• Top Five Reno Must Dos
• Renovation Time Bombs
• High Performance Renovation
• Climate Change and Existing Homes

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In this Issue:

• The Home of the Future Now
• Are We Near Near Zero?
• The Renewables Sweet Spot
• PVT-A Panel Discussion
• Getting Off the Grid
• The Trouble With Windows

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In this Issue:

• Solterre Design - Great Green Architecture
• Are You Future Proofed?
• High Performance HRVs and Controls
• Net Zero Houses Raise Many Questions
• Right Sizing Matters!
• Net Zero! Are We Ready?

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In this Issue:

• Less Water Equals More Lots 
• Making Sense of CSA P.9-11
• Rainwater for Use in Laundry
• Field Testing Sustainability in New Homes
• Water Pipe Sizing in OBC: A Solution Looking for a Problem 

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In this Issue:

• Some Lessons Learned Building Healthy 
• To Have an HRV or Not
• Living in the Clear
• Daylight and Air Quality Become Standard
• Tighter Homes with More Insulation - Where Did the Water Go? 

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In this Issue:

• Priority Green Clarington 
• Doing the Right Thing 
• The Value of Engagement 
• Code Cooperation
• Spray Foam and Thermal Barriers 
• What Home Buyers Want 

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In this Issue:

• North Star Homes - A Shining Star in Markham
• HVAC for Multi Unit Residential Buildings
• Tool for Residential Wall Design
• Exploring Alternative Housing Forms
• Options for Homes - Creates More Affordable Homes
• Six Storey Wood is Coming to Ontario

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In this Issue:

• One of the Best - Steve Tobey Takes Us Back to School
• Best Choices for Addressing 2017 OBC Changes
• Best Demo Projects of the Past
• Best Approaches for Designing Mechanicals
• Best Way to Renovate - Integrating the Past, Present and Future

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In this Issue:

• Garden Homes: Always Better Than Code
• Customer Perception of Insulation
• Insulation: How much is Enough?
• Savings and Benefits From Future Proofing an Existing Home
• Canada Net Zero Demonstration Project
• The Optimum Basement Wall

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In this Issue:

• Mike Martino Looks at 40 Years of Energy Efficiency
• Upcoming OBC Changes
• Mechanicals for High Performance Homes
• Savings By Design: Zancor Homes
• DWHR in SB-12
• Ani Gets the Green!

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In this Issue:

• Future Proofing: Choosing Right Now
• PV That Makes Sense
• Future Proofing with HERS
• Passive House and Resilient Homes
• Greywater and Solar Ready Rough-Ins

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In this Issue:

• Anti Bogovic Walks What She Talks
• Choosing the right HRV/ERV Part 2
• The Importance of Air Barrier Detailing
• PAPER: Property Assessed Payments for Energy Retrofits
• The Better Half; Women in Building

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In this Issue:

• IDP in RENOVATIONS
• Multi-unit RETROFITS
• Whole House RATINGS
• Municipal Approvals - Labels VS Lists
• How To Choose an HRV
• George Brown and the Argile Project

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In this Issue:

• Dinner of Champions
• Radon in Basements
• Better Envelopes Smaller Mechanical Systems
• Site Specific
• Cross Border Challenge Goes to Denver

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In this Issue:

• Better Building Through Integrated Design
• The End of ecoEnergy
• Cross Border Challenge Goes West
• Better Basements
• Best Wall Study

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