Mandala Homes builds B.C.’s first Energy Star qualified home
Mandala Homes has set a new precedent for green home building.(article Vancouver Sun, May 2012)Energy Star qualified new homes are designed to be approximately 25 per cent more energy…
Energy-Efficient Homes Less Likely To Default
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions reveals good news about making the choice to build an Energy-Efficient Mandala Home PICS reports: “The risk of defaulting on a mortgage is 32% lower for…
Snug Mandala Home
“Efficient house design is based on the natural energies coming into the system (sun, wind,rain) on surrounding vegetation, and on commonsense building practices.” Bill Mollison South…
Nelson ENERGY STAR Mandala featured by Yellow Blue Designs
The province of British Columbia can now boast that it has its first ENERGY STAR Qualified home, located in Nelson, BC. Magnolia 2300 (as it has been named) is the home of the owners of…
Treehugger Magazine writes about Mandala Homes
B.C.‘s First Energy Star Qualified Home is a Beauty……
5 Important Questions To Ask When Choosing A Site For Your New Home
Choosing where to place your new home on your property is a big decision that impacts your family, the earth and your finances. For years the trend has been to site homes for view or “curb…
Outdoor Rooms
Some homeowners want to stop designing their new home at the edge of the front door. We like to encourage the understanding and use of outdoor rooms in the design of a home, because we know…
Green Home Solutions
Our homes should be our safe sanctuaries. They should nurture our well being on all levels. But the modern home often does not. Increasing numbers of people are developing illnesses like…