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Green Energy Doors Open – Deep Green Home Renos: How-to Guide
Coolearth Architects’ Sheena Sharp and Craig England will present a case study showing how an existing Toronto brick home (above) can be made net-zero. They will also be available throughout the day for questions about sustainable improvements, renovation, and net-zero homes. About the event: What does it take to make an existing Toronto […]
Read morePictures of Ballicane Residence
Here are a few new pictures of the Ballicane Residence, with the landscaping in place! More information about this project can be seen here: http://www.coolearth.ca/portfolio/
Read morePassive Building Show: On Now!
Come by our gallery strorefront at 386 Pacific Avenue, in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood, to check-out the Passive Buiding Show. This exhibits displays the work of Architecture Students from the University of Toronto, Waterloo, and Ryerson which address issues around Passive Building Exhibition Description Much is made in the media of “smart” buildings which […]
Read moreUsing Green Roofs to Grow Food
Last week members of Coolearth visited Ryerson’s Rye’s HomeGrown, a roof top farm located on an Engineering building in downtown Toronto. The roof top farm was implemented in 2011 after an existing green roof became a pile of weeds and scrub. The students and administrators at Ryerson saw this as an opportunity to […]
Read moreTiny Homes: An Architects Perspective
Tiny Homes is a movement sweeping North America. It consists of people who build and live in homes around 200 square feet. Considering that the average American household is over 2,000 square feet, the Tiny House movement is seeking to building houses only 10% the average size. Are tiny houses comfortable to live in? Judging […]
Read morePermaculture, or Working with Nature
Architects are tasked with designing and supervising the construction of buildings. The landscape surrounding the building is integral to the building, and therefore we make a site plan which details all of this. The surrounding landscape can have a big impact on the climate inside and around the building, as well as the quality of […]
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