“World’s Most Sustainable Building”

The sun-drenched atrium is bathed in natural light from the numerous windows. Photo Credit: The Edge   The Edge, is a new building in Amsterdam that incorporates many interesting and important sustainable features.   Though the claim in the post title is perhaps a bit hubristic, the ideas and strategies used are just-plain common sense, …

New Canadian Emissions Targets Set by Feds

“Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced today that Canada plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% below 2005 levels by 2030.” The proposed measures deal with: – Regulations aligned with recently proposed actions in the United States to reduce the potent GHG methane from the oil-and-gas sector – Regulations for natural gas-fired electricity …

Craig has his Passive House Certification

We are proud to announce that Coolearth’s Craig  England has just received his Passive House Certification.  Congratulations to Craig! We are excited to offer clients the services of a certified Passive House Designer! To learn more about Passive House, visit a blog we did here, or check out the Passive House website    

Thank You to Everyone Who Attended the Opening

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to the opening reception of “Toronto System” by Shawn Micallef. We hope you enjoyed the photography and the junction-wide event. The show will be up until May 31st, swing by!!     Best Wishes and Thanks again for making the opening such a success.   The …

Opening Reception for Shawn Micallef’s “Toronto System”, May 2 6pm

  You and a guest are cordially invited to  the Opening Reception for Shawn Micallef’s “Toronto System” photo- series as part this years Contact Photography Festival. The opening is May 2nd from 6-9pm and is hosted at Coolearth’s office and storefront gallery at 386 Pacific Avenue, and is a part of the Junction-wide opening for …

Shawn Micallef – Contact Photography Festival

We are excited to announce that we are hosting Shawn Micallef’s “Toronto System” photo-series as part of this years Contact Photography Festival.   Shawn Micallef explores Toronto leaving a trail of tweeted and instagramed photos behind him. These photos sometimes have people in them, but often don’t.   They are an oblique aggregate of the …