Links
Appliances
Architecture
- Archiseek (Online dictionary of architectural terms)
Building and Construction
- CAWIC (Canadian Association of Women in Construction)
- CHBA (Canadian Home Builder’s Association)
- Construction Women (Information about women in construction)
- CWC (Canadian Wood Council)
- Straw Homes
Building Materials
- CWC (Canadian Wood Council)
- Pilkington (Glass products, including self-cleaning windows)
China and Plateware
- Corelle
- Echo's Discontinued China (Discontinued and hard-to-find china)
- Gardiner Museum (Canada’s only museum devoted to ceramics)
- Imagewares
- Wedgwood China
- William Ashley China
Composting
Décor
- Better Living Through Design Great decor and design
- Molo Design
Design
- ARIDO (Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario)
- CDECA (Canadian Decorators\' Association)
- CIP-ICU (Canadian Planners Association)
- Colour Theory
- Congress for New Urbanim Ideas for compact urban living
- CRDA (Canadian Redesigners Association)
- DX (Design Exchange Toronto)
Energy
Environment
- Canada Green Building Council (Design and construction of green buildings across Canada)
- Canadian Cohousing Network
- Clean Air Foundation
- Click Greener Lets you purchase green products online. Every purchase generates a donation to an green organization.
- ECO-design
- EcoDRI
- Environmental Choice Program
- Green Roofs
- Green$aver
- Harvest Homes
- LEAF Toronto (Information about protection and improvement of urban forests)
- Less Toxic Waste Nova Scotia-based site for reducing toxic waste
- Live Lightly
- Rethinking Building
- Show Me the Green A listing of rebate programs for energy efficient products
- Straw Homes
- Treehugger
- Whole Village (Sustainable community living)
Gardening
- Gardenscape
- Healthy Lawns
- Landscape Ontario (Professional association of landscapers with information for consumers – Landscape Canada website is in the works)
- Wild About Gardening
General
- Inhabitat (Inhabitat.com tracks innovative, sustainable technology, practices and materials in architecture and home design. Go to the site and click on home décor to see really neat stuff for your home that’s eco-friendly and multi-purpose.)
Home Improvement Industry News
Housing Information and News
- Canada Mortgage and Housing (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is Canada’s national housing agency. Established as a government-owned corporation in 1946 to address Canada’s post-war housing shortage, the agency has grown into a major national institution.)
- Statistics Canada
Installation and Product Information
- SAWDAC All about siding and doors
Linens
Modular Homes
Other Publications and Sites
Outdoor Furniture
Paints
Real Estate
- Clayton Research (Market research and analysis on building and construction)
- CREA (Canadian Real Estate Association)
- Log Building School
- National Home Warranty Information
- New homeowner protection - British Columbia
- New-homeowner protection - Alberta
- New-homeowner protection - Atlantic Canada
- New-homeowner protection - Manitoba
- New-homeowner protection - Manitoba
- New-homeowner protection - Saskatechewan
- Renovation Management
- TARION (New-home buyer protection - Ontario)
Recycling / Reclaimed / Salvaged Building Materials
- Artefacts
- Call2Recycle
- Habitat for Humanity - Toronto (Habitat for Humanity’s Restores offer great used material and fixtures. You get great buys, we send less junk to the landfill, and a great affordable home building program benefits.)
Renovation
- GoPro (Online source for the Construction, Home Improvement, Interior Design, and Property Maintenance industries, plus links to manufacturers\\\' websites and local businesses for residential or commercial projects)
- HomeStars (Consumers rate home improvement professionals - Toronto only)
- Renovation Management
Tools
- Bosch Power Tools
- Domestic Queen
- Estwing
- Evolution Powers Tools
- Flush-Cut
- HITACHI Power Tools
- House of Tools
- IRWIN Industrial Tools
- Kunys Leather
- Makita
- Milwaukee Electric Tools
- OXO
- Ridge Tool Company
- Royal International
- Rubbermaid
- Skil Power Tools
- Stanley Bostitch
- Stanley Hand Tools
- ThreadMate
- Tomboy Tools Tools and tips for women DIYers
- ToolGirl
- Vancouver Tool
Wallcoverings
- Blik
- Farrow & Ball Eco-friendly paints and papers
- Graham & Brown Exquisite wallpapers - and DIY tips
- Grenville Designs