Tag Archives: LEED
Built Green: Becoming a Licensed Built Green & R-2000 Builder / Renovator
On July 15 & 16, 2010, Eric Schapira, Chief Relationship Builder at Klondike Contracting, attended a Built Green Workshop to attain his certification as a licensed Built Green & R-2000 Builder / Renovator. What is Built Green: It is a voluntary program that home buyers and industry professionals join to learn green building practices to … Read More
Offsetting Emissions: How Innovative Companies Are Responding To the Challenge of Climate Change
Computers, photocopiers, appliances, lights, heating, and air conditioning; there is no mystery as to why businesses are a significant source of green house gas emissions. Many organizations, like Klondike Contracting, are responding to the challenge of climate change by making office environments, practices and behaviors more eco-friendly. Here at Klondike, we are nearing the completion … Read More
Klondike’s New Home
For those of you who missed the chance to check out our new space at our Grand Opening party, here are some photos to you give an idea. Hopefully you will be inspired to start your own project! This soon-to-be LEED-certified project would not have been possible without our talented designer, Susan Allison, our LEED … Read More
You’re invited to KC’S showroom/office Grand Opening!
We are nearing the long-anticipated day of our (soon-to-be LEED certified) showroom/office Grand Opening!!! It’s been quite the journey and now we will soon get to celebrate and share it with you. Join us for appetizers & drinks while meeting our wonderful team of staff, project managers, designers, skilled trades, and preferred vendors. Learn about … Read More
KC’s New soon to be LEED Certified Home
As you may know, we have been experiencing some growing pains and have finally secured a new space! Soon we can reminisce on the days when we all shared offices, phones, etc. We will be featuring the renovation of our new space in the coming weeks. It is going to be our first LEED project … Read More
Recycled Glass Tiles
The cornerstone of Interstyle’s product development process has always been to find innovative uses for reclaimed and waste stream materials. As a local (Burnaby) manufacturer of ceramic tiles in the early 80s, Interstyle salvaged containers of broken glass which were turned into glazes and some of the first glass tiles. As production of glass tile … Read More
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