On July 27, the federal government announced $200,000 in funding to help the City of Guelph improve energy performance at its facilities. The city has more than 100 buildings, and has pledged an additional $435,000 for the project. Guelph MP […]
New Brunswick-based PLAEX Building Systems, Inc. has developed a modular construction block system made from over 90 percent recycled materials. The system uses interlocking blocks that look and function a lot like Lego. A series of interlocking panels go over
If you’re thinking about making the jump to a tiny home, put flat pack houses on your radar. These kit homes are designed to be affordable, environmentally friendly, fast and best of all, easy to assemble. Manufacturers will often offer
Did you know that 60 percent of Alberta is covered in forest? Forestry is one of the largest industries in Alberta. employing over 19,000 Albertans. The forest provides us with a renewable resource that we use in many ways.
In June [2018], the U.S. Department of Energy made an announcement that seemed fairly banal—it set aside $100 million this year to fund 22 new Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) and renew several others. One of them, a new lab at Princeton
I’m Ron Bakker, and I designed this building, and I did not do that by myself. I did it with lots of colleagues, and the team grew and grew and grew, and there are millions of conversations that made
The majority of the energy used by buildings is wasted, resulting in increased energy costs and air pollution. Among C40 cities, this translates to between 50 percent and 75 percent of citywide carbon emissions. Therefore, due to the sheer amount of energy consumed by buildings, urban decision-makers
Editor’s Note: If you’re new to the world of upcycling pallets, please check out this link, which will give you more information on selecting pallets that are safe for use. For more information, please contact us by email and we can
Tom Mills (host of GreenShortz): I’m with Gretchen Sweeney, and she is part of the USGBC [United States Green Building Council] LEED Team, LEED of course being a building certification program, certify buildings’ performance, but a certification is only as
The sun being a resource worth tapping into is now globally accepted, but how to do it in the most efficient way is still an ongoing conversation. The obvious choice is to put solar panels in regions with lots of sun,
