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Reframing “Sustainable” Payback: Cost or Comfort?
A common element in Sustainable Design is projected payback period. Payback is in this sense defined as cost savings in dollars that the sustainable measure will have over the long term, i.e by using less electrcity or natural gas. Here is an example of a typical pay-off calculation: If the typical home is 1500 […]
Read moreMAGICBOX – Window Installation for Toronto Offsite Design Festival
In 9 days the Toronto Offsite Design Festival will begin, and once again Coolearth is hosting a window installation. See our previous years installations here, and here. We’re happy to be hosting MAGICBOX, and installation exploring how the world of “smart devices” still remains in an old paradox of flat, rectinlinear screens and boxes, […]
Read moreHappy Holidays from Coolearth
Coolearth wishes to extend their thanks to all of the clients, engineers, tradespeople, architects, and everyone around the world a Happy Holidays! At the firm we designed these giant pop-up cards with the words Peace, Love, and Joy, in order to celebrate what is truly great and important in our lives. Politicians and […]
Read morePassive House Open House at Humber College
Coolearth’s Sheena Sharp was at the Passive House: Research Partnership Forum at Humber College on Tuesday December 1st. It was a great event and Sheena had a lot to say about it. We’re looking forward to working with Humber, Andrew Peel, and the others we met. More information about the event can be seen here: […]
Read moreSustainability of Typical Insulations, by Material
Sustainable architecture encompasses the energy a building uses, as well as the materials used. Any reduction in Greenhouse Gas emissions required to product a building will contribute to the global effort to fight climate change, immediately. This is the idea of doing things efficiently: accomplishing the same task with less energy allows us to either store, or […]
Read moreThank you to Everyone who came out to our Roundtable last night!
A big thank you is necessary to everyone who came out to the Roundtable on Tuesday to Meet Ontario’s Next Generation of Passive House Designers. Students from Ryerson, Waterloo, and Humber College, as well as industry professionals (Contractors, Material Suppliers, Energy Consultants, and Architects) from across Ontario came together to listen to students presentations on […]
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