Coolearth recently had the opportunity to see the guesthouse of our Cherry Valley Rammed Earth project in Prince Edward County independently studied and published in Frontiers in Built Environment (Harvey & Szentesi-Nejur, 2025). Titled “Field-based thermal performance analysis of a cement-stabilized, core-insulated rammed earth house in a cold climate,” the paper by Gabriel Harvey and …
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Energy-efficient, durable, and climate-responsive buildings are increasingly shaping how we design and evaluate the built environment. Rising energy costs, evolving municipal standards, and growing awareness of operational carbon have shifted high-performance design from a niche specialty toward a broader professional expectation. Several popular certification systems help structure this work. Each has a different emphasis — …
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Across Ontario, the average Site Plan Approval now takes 23 months (Source: OAA Report, 2024). For affordable and community projects, those months aren’t theoretical. They translate into lost financing, missed grant applications, missed construction seasons, and higher rents. That’s why we built the Planning Delay – Invoice Generator, a web app that lets anyone calculate …
We’re proud to share that Coolearth Architecture was recently featured in The Globe and Mail as part of Dave LeBlanc’s Architourist column Baking cookies in Toronto’s first net-zero child-care centre (Sept. 17, 2025). The story highlights the new Mount Dennis Early Learning and Child Care Centre, designed by CS&P Architects in association with Coolearth Architecture. …
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We’re pleased to share that Coolearth was referenced in the latest issue of Canadian Architect – October 2025 in a feature on free and pay-what-you-can climate software resources. The article highlights a range of powerful tools available to building professionals—from embodied carbon calculators to climate data portals and benchmarking platforms. These free or pay-what-you-can resources …
The clients for this project, a young family, wanted a home that is healthy, energy efficient, and closely connected to nature. They were drawn to simple proportions inspired by the rural vernacular, and to materials that are natural, low-toxicity, and durable. The design reflects these priorities with straw bale insulation, wood fibre, mineral wool, lime …
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