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Coolearth – Sustainable Architecture at the Green Living Show
This past weekend the Coolearth team was at the Green Living Show. Thank you to everyone who came out to the show — there was a lot of very interesting conversation! After Sheena’s seminar on how homeowners can retrofit their houses to be Net-zero Carbon there were so many people around the booth — we apologize […]
Read moreBlower Door Testing on Net-zero Toronto Semi-detached Retrofit
Yesterday the Coolearth team conducted a Blower Door test on the Net-zero Toronto Semi-detached Retrofit project during the construction phase to identify any major air leaks. By doing the Blower Door test mid-construction we are able to work with the contractor to solve problems before we get to far into the process. This saves money […]
Read moreVisit us @ the Green Living Show, April 7-9th
We invite you to join us at the upcoming Toronto Green Living Show on April 7-9th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Coolearth Architecture’s booth is 1546. At the Green Living Show we will be sharing a plan to make your home Net-zero in five years. Homes in the GTA use a substantial amount of […]
Read moreOntario Energy and Water Benchmarking has been Implemented!
At Coolearth we began calling for the Energy and Water benchmarking almost three years ago, so it is heartening to see it implemented last week. At that time we thought the most likely initiative would be via the City of Toronto, but since then Toronto partnered up with Ontario to implement a province-wide policy. We […]
Read moreA Practical Approach to Climate Change
This Winter Sheena Sharp published another article in the “In Touch” magazine by the REIC (Real Estate Institue of Canada) on “A Practical Approach to Climate Change”. The text is reproduced below. The Toronto 2030 District is a program created by Architecture 2030, a non-profit think tank looking at how our buildings can meet the challenge […]
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