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SBE16: 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 […]
Read moreSBE16: Toronto – Pamela Blais – Land Use Planning: Getting Serious About GHG Reduction
We were happy to attend the Sustainable Built Environment Conference September 19th and 20th in Toronto. There was so much material and interesting ideas that we decided to do a series of blog posts re-capping the presentations. The first post is on a talk that Pamela Blais, of Metropole Consultants gave entitled “Land Use Planning: Getting Serious […]
Read moreGreen Energy Doors Open 2016 – Thanks for Coming out!
Thank you to everyone who made it out to the event we hosted as part of 2016’s Green Energy Doors Open. We were overwhelmed with interest and ended up giving three seminars instead of the planned two! We hope everyone found the seminars informative and helpful. A blog post on the event by Craig Stephens of the […]
Read moreHigh Performance House near Parry Sound
Construction has begun on the high performance house near Parry Sound that Coolearth designed. The house is a 2200 sqft permanent residence for a couple looking to move to their dream property on a lake near Parry Sound, Ontario. The houses of Frank Lloyd Wright have always thrilled the couple and they have been able […]
Read moreGreen Energy Doors Open Climate Action Showcase Kicks Off on September 9th
Green Energy Doors Open Climate Action Showcase Kicks Off on September 9th Visit Events Across Ontario on September 9th, 10th, and 11th Sustainable energy and sustainability initiatives will be the focus for many Ontarians on the weekend of September 9 to 11 during Green Energy Doors Open. Thousands of people are expected to visit the […]
Read moreDecarbonizing the Operation of a Building
This past July an article Sheena wrote was published in the “In Touch” magazine by the REIC (Real Estate Institue of Canada) on “Decarbonizing the Operation of a Building” (pdf). The article is reproduced completely below. Decarbonizing the Operation of a Building by Sheena Sharp We have all heard about the need to stop climate […]
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