By Marika Motiwalla
Household hand-me-downs are going far in London.
Habitat for Humanity in London, Ontario is finding new ways to be affordable and green. And the idea of green building may be catching on.
“The more you can reuse the more money you save,” said Robert Middleton, director of the North American Trade Schools branch in London.
The local Habitat for Humanity branch agrees with this. Habitat is a non-profit organization, it is self described on its website as an organization that seeks to build simple, decent, affordable homes for low-income families.
This branch of the established organization just finished building a home in Ingersoll, Ont., and renovating a London [...]