HomeSpa Green Home Advisory Service

Light House Sustainable Building Centre is pleased to offer HomeSpa, Vancouver's healthy and eco-friendly home advisory service. We offer services ranging from an initial assessment of your home to a comprehensive prescription for even the most ambitious renovation. For all homes large and small, our HomeSpa team can provide you with your own customized HomeSpa report with practical tips and resources that will ensure that your home is a healthy place for you and your family while respectful of the health of our planet.  Please note that HomeSpa does not undertake design services.

HomeSpa Checkup $200
This first step will introduce you to the principles of healthy homes and sustainable living and provide you with easy, practical tips to getting started.

• Energy efficiency evaluation
• Water efficiency – inside and outside the home
• Waste reduction – from purchasing to recycling and disposal
• Environmentally-friendly cleaning products

HomeSpa Wellness | $200 + Hourly Rate
You will receive a complete natural homecare and maintenance plan that will keep your home healthy and in the peak of condition based on a comprehensive review of your home’s systems and components.

• Energy efficient appliance upgrades
• Regular appliance maintenance
• Energy efficient lighting options
• Water efficiency considerations
• Green financing options and incentives
• Seasonal home maintenance tips
• Home comfort and heating efficiency
• Optimal ventilation system
• General indoor air quality
• Green landscaping

HomeSpa Facial | $200 + Hourly Rate
If you are preparing to pamper your home with aesthetic improvements, we can help with ideas and suggestions as to how you can make your next decorating project efficient and healthy.

• Relative cost considerations and money saving tips
• Green building fixtures, appliances, furnishings, finishes and flooring options
• Lighting upgrades and efficiency
• Ventilation system options
• Window treatment to address solar/ energy concerns

HomeSpa Rejuvenation | $200 + Hourly Rate
Receive a comprehensive customized prescription for your home as you prepare for a major addition or renovation. Additional renovation support and management services are available to help you realize your vision for a greener healthier home.

• Green financial incentives
• Window placement for optimal sun exposure
• Healthy and eco-friendly material choices for the structure and systems of the house
• Information on energy efficient heating and ventilation systems
• Options for reuse/donation/recycling of existing building materials

HomeSpa Complete | $200 + Hourly Rate
A complete, personalized suite of solutions that can include a visioning process and the documentation of goals to give you the tools and resources to make your dream home efficient, healthy, comfortable and beautiful.

Concept Phase

• Tips and considerations for optimal site selection and building orientation
• Case studies and local precedents
• Information and resources on green building rating systems and labels for the home

Design Phase

• Tips and pointers on how the following might be incorporated into your design:
• Healthy and eco-friendly material choices for construction and systems
• Energy efficient space and water heating
• Energy efficient ventilation/heat recovery
• Alternative energy resources
• Water efficient fixtures and systems
• Eco-friendly fixtures, appliances, furnishings, finishes and flooring
• Potential green building financing options and incentives
• Comparable building/system case studies
• Information on alternative construction systems

Construction Phase

• Advice and options for material changes/substitutions
• Tips on minimizing construction waste

* Hourly rates are dependent upon scope of project.

To receive further information about our services, or to make an appointment for a HomeSpa assessment, please contact: homespa@sustainablebuildingcentre.com