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Land Use Planning & Sustainability
Recent and surprising news (at least from our perspective) from Brazil: a drought stretchs across their most populous province, Sao Paulo. Brazilian Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira has said the country’s three most populous states are experiencing their worst drought since 1930. Expert consensus is building around deforestation as a major driver of this year’s drought […]
Read moreSheena invited to attend the Climate Summit of the Americas
We are proud to say that Sheena Sharp, a principal at Coolearth has been invited to attend the Climate Summit of the Americas in July this year. “The summit will bring together Pan-American jurisdictions, as well as environmental groups and industry, to work towards common approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through broader adoption of […]
Read moreSheena Appointed to Sit on Toronto’s 2030 District Advisory Board
Last Firday Sheena Sharp, a principal at Coolearth was elected to be the Ontario Association of Architect representative on the Toronto 2030 District Advisory Board. 2030 Districts are urban areas that have committed to meeting the energy, water, and transportation emissions reduction targets of the 2030 Challenge for Planning. 2030 Districts are unique private/public partnerships […]
Read moreEnergy Disclosure By-Law for Toronto
The City of Toronto is looking at implementing an Energy Disclosure Requirement for Large Buildings in 2015. Based on the research findings, and subsequent stakeholder engagement process, a proposed by-law and implementation plan will be presented to City Council for consideration in 2015 – City of Toronto Staff Report, July 2014 At Coolearth, to help building owners, […]
Read moreReminder: “Can Net Zero Meet Good Design in Lighting?” Seminar
Sheena Sharp, a principal at Coolearth Architecture will be presenting a seminar at Toronto’s IIDEX Canada, on Thursday, December 4, 2014, 10:00-12:00 entitled: “Can Net Zero Meet Good Design in Lighting?” with Deborah Gottesman and Harold Murray. “This seminar demystifies what it means to target net zero: what it is, where to start, and how […]
Read moreGreen Electricity and Upstream Sustainability
Analyses reveals that the vast majority of buildings which are currently built will still be standing in 20-30 years. Though we can expect some to be renovated, the performance and operational demands (heating, cooling, lighting) will remain the same. Initiatives and legislation which focuses on making new buildings more sustainable, such as Energy Disclosure and […]
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