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Monthly Archives: May 2012

Reversomatic & Industry’s First Self-Balancing HRV

Reversomatic Celebrates 40 Years of Innovation by Launching Self-Balancing HRV They said it couldn't be done, but Reversomatic has made life much easier for builders, especially high-rise builders. It has released....

Hush Homes

Hush: Seeing green through the customer’s eyes By Saul Chernos Hush and its president Naheel Suleman have enjoyed early success building luxury houses in the Toronto area. The Ontario Home Builders’ Association decreed....

With Small Steps Towards Energy Independence

With Small Steps Towards Energy Independence By Benjamin Fuehr Several factors are driving a worldwide growing interest and demand for green energy, not the least of which is skyrocketing energy prices.....

The Living City Campus hosts Canada’s Outdoor Photovoltaic Test Facility

The Living City Campus hosts Canada’s Outdoor Photovoltaic Test Facility By Paul Luukkonen Through Ontario’s Green Energy Act and the Ontario Power Authority’s (OPA) Feed in Tariff (FIT) program, clean energy producers....

TD Greening from Inside Out

TD Greening from Inside Out by Derek Wong While some ‘green’ businesses do little more than changing light bulbs and focus on greening their reputations, TD Bank take a long term view....

Life in the Trenches: How Solar Projects Really Work (or Don’t)

Life in the Trenches: How Solar Projects Really Work (or Don’t) By Derek Satnik, P.Eng., LEED® AP When I was a kid I used to love lego. My brother and I could....

Kongats Architects

Kongats Architects Distinctive and Energy-Friendly The inertia of the creative and social forces that make us human have resulted in a dominance of the planet in ways that are inevitable, sometimes destructive,....

Say ‘No’ to Man Against Nature

Say 'No' to Man Against Nature The harmony of the Termobuild radiant system English students learn that stories are usually about man against man, man against himself or man against nature. In....

Cogeneration Efficiencies Conserve Energy

CHP Efficiencies Conserve Energy With a decrease in natural gas prices, and the possibility that lower prices will continue in the foreseeable future, there has been an increased interest in the....

International Green Construction Code

International Green Construction Code IgCC offers a new code baseline for greener building construction The 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC) was released in late March in Washington. It will provide specific direction....