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Interior Design & Interior Renovations
“Thank you for all your hard work. We have really enjoyed the process with you and we are pleased with the final plans. You are truly professionals and very knowledgeable in your field, and it has been more than pleasant dealing with you and your firm throughout.” Quote from the owners of this house. If […]
Read moreColleen receives LEED AP Certification
We are proud to announce that Colleen, a member of the Coolearth Team is now a LEED Approved Professional in Building Design and Construction! LEED is a green building rating system used in over 160 countries. There are almost 8,000 LEED certified or registered buildings in Canada. The image below from the LEED site hints […]
Read moreOAA Building – Net-zero Carbon Retrofit
The Ontario Association of Architects began a project to retro-fit their own headquarters in Toronto to make it Net-zero Carbon in March 2014. As a member of the Sustainable Built Environments Committee of the OAA, Coolearth principle Sheena Sharp has been involved in conceptualizing the need for the project, as well as guiding it’s direction which aims […]
Read moreWood Burning Stove with Thermal Mass and Update Pictures
“ This house will have a very cool wood burning stove (forgive the pun). It has a closed combustion chamber with a direct vented intake that will use exterior air for combustion, thereby retaining an airtight envelope: a key element in passive house design. But the thing we are most excited about is that […]
Read moreCoolearth Architecture at IIDEX 2017
Last Wednesday and Thursday Coolearth was at IIDEX and Construct Canada. We had a booth with the Passive House Canada team and gave two seminar talks to the audience as part of Construct Canada. The energy at the conference was great and we met and chatted with so many interesting people. The major take-away is […]
Read moreOjibway Quillwork – Toronto Offsite Design Festival 2017 – Opening Reception
As part of the Toronto Offsite Design Festival 2017 we invite you to see Boshdayosgaykwe Pawis’s work from the G’zaagin Art Gallery’s work at 386 Pacific Avenue, Coolearth Architecture from January 16th to February 16th. G’zaagin Art Gallery resourcefully uses all of its materials, and finds creative ways for people to experience natural products. The quill […]
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