Choosing a contractor to build your dream home can be an overwhelming prospect for many homeowners. As architects we have worked with many contractors and have had great as well as horrible experiences. One of the main things we find is that contractors and homeowners can confuse each other via mis-understandings and poor …
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Craig England is going to give a 30 min workshop on the topic of Home Energy Efficiency, and making existing Toronto homes Net-Zero, at the EcoFair at the Barns on Sunday Nov 8th in the afternoon. It will be the 7th annual EcoFair at the Barns. Last year there was over 800 people at the …
Come by our gallery strorefront at 386 Pacific Avenue, in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood, to check-out the Passive Buiding Show. This exhibits displays the work of Architecture Students from the University of Toronto, Waterloo, and Ryerson which address issues around Passive Building Exhibition Description Much is made in the media of “smart” buildings which …
Last week members of Coolearth visited Ryerson’s Rye’s HomeGrown, a roof top farm located on an Engineering building in downtown Toronto. The roof top farm was implemented in 2011 after an existing green roof became a pile of weeds and scrub. The students and administrators at Ryerson saw this as an opportunity to …
Tiny Homes is a movement sweeping North America. It consists of people who build and live in homes around 200 square feet. Considering that the average American household is over 2,000 square feet, the Tiny House movement is seeking to building houses only 10% the average size. Are tiny houses comfortable to live …
Architects are tasked with designing and supervising the construction of buildings. The landscape surrounding the building is integral to the building, and therefore we make a site plan which details all of this. The surrounding landscape can have a big impact on the climate inside and around the building, as well as the quality of …
