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Colleen 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 moreMaking Net-Zero Commercial Buildings a Reality – @ Construct Canada
This Thursday Sheena Sharp, a principal at Coolearth, and Trevor Nightingale, the Program Leader, High Performance Buildings at National Research Council will present a seminar entitled “Making Net-Zero Commercial Buildings a Reality”. From the Construct Canada Website: For the early adopters, it is typically not a simple ROI but rather there are often less tangible […]
Read moreHigh Performance House – Construction Photos
The construction of a clients high performance house, near Parry Sound is coming along quickly! The walls and roof are up and the enclosure will be protected soon to receive the upcoming winter weather. At this stage, when the walls and roof are being constructed, it is exciting to see the design becoming […]
Read moreVisit Coolearth at Construct Canada
Coolearth will be presenting a seminar on our net-zero conversion of a semi-detached residential building as well as hosting a booth as part of the Passive House Canada Pavilion on November 30th. Our seminar will take place on November 30 from 9-10:15am. Look for us in the South Building (code w300). The brief for the […]
Read moreSBE16: Toronto – Arborus Consulting – Low Carbon Heating using Off-peak Electricity
The second post in our series re-capping the Sustainable Built Environment Conference September 19th and 20th in Toronto will feature a presentation by Arborus Consulting group’s R. Hutcheson, S. Jorens, and D. Knapp on “Low carbon heating for commercial buildings using grid-supplied electricity during Off-peak periods.” It is a very fascinating idea that holds a lot of potential (as our notes […]
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