SITE PROTECTION
It is our priority and privilege to protect the two cedar trees on the site, and the topsoil. Care is also being taken to prevent soil erosion, and sedimentation of the ditch that carries the accumulated storm water to the ocean.

CONSTRUCTION WASTES
35% of the space in Canada's landfills is taken up with construction wastes and debris. This amounts to an enormous volume of material. Cedar Corner aims to reduce its construction wastes by 90% below the usual volume by paying careful attention to the recycling and re-use of wood offcuts, cardboard, metals, plastics and drywall.

CHEMICAL TOXINS
In every developed nation today there is an increase in cancer, autism, and childhood learning disorders. This can be linked directly to the number of chemicals people encounter in their daily lives. There are 85,000 chemicals on the market, and the blood and urine of the average person contains 90 industrial chemicals, 53 of which are linked to cancer. At Cedar Corner, we aim not to use adhesives, sealants, paints or other materials which contain harmful chemicals such as formaldehyde or PVC, or which offgas volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

ORDERING and TRACKING
LEED certification insists that, we keep careful track of the materials we use and how construction wastes have been recycled.

Cedar Corner July 2005
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