Icynene Spray Foam Insulates & Serves as Air & Vapour Barrier Today, there are many products available in the Comox Valley, Campbell River, as well as the rest of  Vancouver Island that did not exist 30 years ago, in regards to the construction industry.  Icynene Spray Foam Insulation is an example of a product that has only [...]

Elemental Energy Advisors in the Comox Valley Conduct Energy Audits Commercial buildings on Vancouver Island, such as hotels, warehouses or small storefronts, consume large amounts of energy to help keep the environment comfortable for the tenants. Elemental Energy Advisors located in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, are able to determine where the power is [...]

Largest Group of Buyers are Comox Valley Residents Comox Valley home sales are always in the news regardless of what the market is doing. The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board has carried out a detail survey of people who bought homes in the Comox Valley last year and the results of this survey were published. Approximately 16% of [...]

EnerGuide Label your Vancouver Island Home through Elemental Energy Advisors Elemental Energy Advisors is excited to inform anyone building a new Vancouver Island home of the new program grants available through BC Hydro.  Permits on new Vancouver Island single family dwellings issued after the date of July 15, 2010 will be eligible for a grant in the [...]

Energy Efficient Homes on Vancouver Island BC Hydro is providing funding to cover approximately 90% of the cost towards EnerGuide labeling, when building a new Vancouver Island home. There is a time frame in regards to this funding and it will only be available until the BC Building Codes changes in 2011. Changes in the BC Building [...]

Winners to be announced at Victoria CARE Awards Gala on September 24th, 2010 The Victoria Chapter of Canadian Home Builders’ Association CARE Awards has listed Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa, a Vancouver Island luxury second home resort, as a finalist in multiple categories. The categories are: Best Commercial Project Best Interior – Commercial Best Condominium [...]

Implementation of Environmentally Conscious Initiatives and Features The elegant residential resort of Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa on Vancouver Island has implemented many environmentally-conscious initiatives and features, and is on its way to becoming Canada’s first LEED® Platinum Certified resort hotel. During the construction of the Parkside Victoria residential resort, waste and materials were diverted from landfills [...]

EnerGuide Label for New Vancouver Island Homes Vancouver Island home owners have an advantage they have never had before.  When purchasing Vancouver Island real estate, a home owner may have access on how energy efficient their home is, or the new residential home they are about to purchase. EnerGuide is an energy efficiency rating service [...]

Technical Manual allows Water Balance Model users to “follow the numbers” The British Columbia Inter-Governmental Partnership (BCIGP) and the Alberta Low Impact Development Partnership (ALIDP) have completed the Water Balance Model Technical Manual. This manual is an online text that is navigable and organized in a way which allows users to understand a variety of aspects [...]

Affordable Vancouver Island Second Homes Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa is an elegant residential resort that offers affordable flexible second homeVancouver Island real estate options. It is located in the heart of downtown Victoria and provides stunning city and ocean views. On Friday, June 25th, Vancouver Island’s Parkside Victoria Resort & Spa had its grand opening which was a [...]