The climate crisis is an emergency and we need to protect our planet!! In September, people are walking out of their homes and workplaces to join youth-led #ClimateStrike actions demanding that leaders respond to this emergency. The time has come for multi-generational action against climate breakdown. We must follow alongside the youth who have been…
This is our first home renovation on-track to receive Passive House Certification in Toronto. We are targeting Enerphit Certification from the Passive House Institute. The house is 276m2 GFA (2,965sqft) detached house will be the first to be Passive House certified in Toronto. Located in the Danforth, east end of Toronto, this full renovation and…
June 7-9th, 2018 — Sheena Sharp, a principal at Coolearth, will be in Sault St. Marie this Thursday and Friday as part of the 30th Annual Ontario Heritage Conference 2018. Sheena is participating in a roundtable discussion with John Stephenson, Catherine Nasmith, Andrew Pruss, entitled: “Landmark not Landfill – Retrofitting our Cultural Heritage Buildings”. The panel…
Coolearth Architecture, in joint venture with CS&P Architecture is working on an innovative Net Zero Energy childcare facility for the City of Toronto. It is to be located at 1234 Weston Road, within the Mount Dennis area, at the corner of Weston Road and Glenvalley Drive. The building is designed to be Net Zero Energy…
The Coolearth Architectures team was interviewed by Host Craig Riddock, of “Shut Off That Noise”, about net-zero carbon architecture a design. “Shut Off That Noise” is a series of interviews about makers of art, music, design and architecture about the nature of their work and their creative process. “In this episode, Craig interviews Architect…
Coolearth was hired to build a new church for 138 parishioners on a property in Machar Township, a 2-hour drive south of Sudbury. The new building is fashioned with a well-lit foyer, a sanctuary that includes a full-immersion baptismal font – the grand feature of the church – and because the church stressed the need…