The Creation of a Green Housing Tour of Haliburton County for Places for People, Haliburton

Title

The Creation of a Green Housing Tour of Haliburton County for Places for People, Haliburton

Author

Edwards, Erin; Harada, Graham; Zachariah, Priti

Host Organization

Places for People Haliburton
Host contact: Penfold, Joanna

Supervising Faculty

Whillans, Tom
Department: Environmental and Resource Science/Studies

Reference Number

TP-588

Date

2008

Location of Document

U-Links Office and online

Area

Haliburton County

Subject

Green building tour

Abstract

This report focuses on researching the creation of a tour to share information about greener housing options, while also fundraising for a local not-for-profit housing group. It discusses the processes, results and recommendations for the creation of a Green Housing Tour in Haliburton County. The report also includes some example of potential tour stop features that a tour could include or be planned around. These potential features are passive solar design, off grid systems, and composting toilets.

Publisher

Trent University

Files

Reference

Edwards, Erin; Harada, Graham; Zachariah, Priti, The Creation of a Green Housing Tour of Haliburton County for Places for People, Haliburton, Trent University, 2008