Home Energy Retrofit in Ontario using Passive House Design Principles We are excited to share some in-progress construction photos of the Sammon Passive House. Starting with a fairly typical detached-home in Toronto, the team created substantial increase in energy efficiency, airtightness, and occupant comfort. The Sammon Passive House is an example of how Passive House …
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Coolearths’ Sammon Passive House Tour: Passive House Canada Conference 2019
We are excited to be working with Passive House Canada to offer a tour of the Sammon Passive House while it is under construction as part of the second annual Passive House Canada Conference which will be taking place at University of Toronto (Scarborough campus) October 17-18, 2019. The Sammon Passive house will be one of the …
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Green Ontario Fund – Rebates Available
The Ontario Cap and Trade Carbon program is up and running and almost $500-million is being invested in rebates for energy efficiency upgrades for Ontario homeowners. In this blog post we will give a quick overview to people in Ontario looking to perform Energy Retro-fits and improve energy efficiency and comfort. With rising electricity …
Building Show 2017 Follow-up: Net-zero Retrofit
Thank you to everyone who made it out to the Seminar Sheena Sharp gave on Thursday, November 30th, entitled: Net-Zero Upgrade to an Existing Semi-Detached House – Construction Follow-up. There were many more architects in attendance this year’s talk. This is good news, as it shows that the discussion of sustainability is reaching further into …
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Building Show 2017 – Seminar
We are getting excited — this Thursday, November 30th, Sheena Sharp, a principal at Coolearth Architecture, will be presenting a Seminar as part of the Building Show 2017. If you are interested in attending, please let us know, we have a few complimentary tickets for the seminar. Otherwise, we hope to see you there! …
Blower 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 …
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