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How Modern Architecture Can Contain the Spread of Fire – Real Life Examples!
On April 19, 1904, at about 8:00pm, a fire began in Toronto that would forever impact building design safety in Toronto moving forwards. ‘The Great Toronto Fire’ lasted less than 9 hours and destroyed approximately 100 buildings, leveling nearly 20 acres of land.
Read more“Developing a plan to make Canada’s new federal housing plan work?” Sheena’s op-ed in the National Observer
Sheena Sharp, a principal here at Coolearth, had an article published today in the National Observer's opinion piece column about the new Housing Plan the Federal government released last month.
Read moreWindow Thermal Performance: Comparing High Performance Wood-Aluminum windows with Fibgrelass windows
This blog post grew from a discussion we were having in the office a few weeks ago about the size of the frames in wood-aluminum "passive house" windows compared to fibreglass windows. Based on our analysis the smaller frames of the fibreglass windows when compared to the thick frames of the wood-aluminum windows allow for additional wall insulation which improves the effective performance of the window beyond the stated R-value.
Read moreThe Junction’s 4th Annual Window Wonderland
Coolearth Architecture is excited to host another mural for this year's Window Wonderland in the Junction celebration in our window-gallery at 386 Pacific Avenue.
Read moreGeoff Christou is now a Certified Passive House Designer CPHD
We are excited to announce that in October, Geoff Christou passed the Passive House Institutes exam to become a Certified Passive House Designer. This achievement means that, in addition to Krupa Patel, Coolearth now has two Certified Passive House Designers on staff.
Read morePrince Edward County Rammed Earth House – Construction Update – Fall 2023
We’re excited to share the latest developments on our rammed earth building project in Prince Edward County, Ontario from our site visit in July and some subsequent photos from later in the summer.
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