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Cam Allen
August 22, 2025
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Green Building Canada & Fragile Shelters Publishers

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Yesterday Green Building Canada launched a new weekly column – Reno-Green – written by retired builder/contractor Cam Allen. With over 40 years of experience in the building trades, Cam is ready to put that experience to use by answering any and all questions our readers have about their renovation projects. And it won’t just be him answering the questions as he also has a crew of master trades that he will be calling on for specific advice.

So whether you’re feeling totally confused about something or just need a second opinion, you can submit your questions at the bottom of this week’s article or at any time by emailing reno-green@greenbuildingcanada.ca. Every week, we’ll be selecting one response to publish in the column.

In this first article, Cam introduces the column and writes about the state of homes in Canada in need of repair.