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Solar Energy in Urban Planning: Planning, Design + Implementation
This Monday September 29th, the Architcture Department at Ryerson University is hosting a symposium on “Solar Energy in the Urban Context” From the International Energy Associations site: A large portion of the potential for energy efficiency in existing buildings and potential to utilize solar energy still remains unused. Globally, goals and specific targets are […]
Read morePeople’s Climate March
Canada, along with many other nations, has signed on to the goal of keeping global warming below an average of 2 degrees. It is generally recognized that above this level, we will start to experience irreversible feedback loops that will lead to a planet uninhabitable for humans. However, our politicians, of all stripes, are not taking the steps […]
Read more2030 Challenge
Buildings consume nearly half of the energy consumed in the USA and generate nearly half of the total yearly CO2 emissions according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In Ontario, “the building sector remained the third largest GHG (Greenhouse gas) emitting sector in 2012, representing just over 17 per cent of Ontario’s GHG emissions, […]
Read moreFaces in the Crowd
Heda Sharifi’s exhibit Faces in the Crowd is being taken down this week after a succesful and well-received showing for the Contact Photography Festival. Thanks to Heda for his great vision of the city’s residents. The refreshments and delicious gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches by Randall from “Cut the Cheese“. We look forward to next years […]
Read moreFaces in the Crowd by: Heda Sharifi
You are cordially invited to a public reception hosted by Coolearth Architecture, for Faces in the Crowd an exhibition of Toronto street photography by Heda Sharifi on May 3rd from 6-9pm in the Junction. Faces in the Crowd is a series of black-and-white photographs depicting scenes and portraits of people on the streets of […]
Read moreA Day in the Life of an Architect
As part of Architecture Week in the USA, we participated in a Crowd-sourced video initiated by Enoch Sears in which 50 architects from 12 countries submitted clips as they went about their day. Check out the results below: Thanks to Enoch for organizing and editing this! – CAI
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