Tag Archives: Energy Efficiency

Cool learning: Schools are cutting costs and increasing comfort with fans

December 28, 2018 nithya_caleb

High-volume, low-speed (HVLS) fans are easy to install in open spaces such as libraries, cafeterias, gyms, and school corridors. These cost-effective systems use minimal energy while creating a cooling effect of up to 5.5 C (10 F), thereby improving comfort in learning environments throughout the year.

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Leveraging energy efficiency to finance HVAC system retrofits

December 28, 2018 nithya_caleb

The Québec City University Hospital Center (CHU) de Québec – Université Laval opted for a deep retrofit project when addressing a backlog of deferred maintenance. Energy-efficiency upgrades at four of the centre’s hospitals included boiler replacements, improvements to the thermal plants, and reconfiguration of numerous electromechanical systems.

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New tool streamlines green building design in Ontario

November 13, 2018 sadia_badhon

The newly launched EnergyCompass tool seeks to improve energy literacy in Ontario and aid construction professionals to make better use of green building designs to reach the goal of net-zero carbon emissions.

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Carleton University’s energy efficient building project gets federal funding

August 20, 2018 nithya_caleb

The federal government is investing $35,000 in a project at Carleton University aiming to help the construction industry design more energy efficient and high-performing buildings. This project will study and model occupant behavioural patterns to better predict building energy consumption and find new methods to reduce it.

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Tall wood B.C. research building demonstrates Passive House benefits

August 15, 2018 nithya_caleb

Building an ultra-energy efficient industrial-style building in a northern climate is no easy task, but the Wood Innovation Research Laboratory (WIRL) at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) in downtown Prince George proves it can be done.

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Adaptive reuse of Vancouver’s landmark Canada Post building

July 30, 2018 nithya_caleb

The redevelopment project of the Canada Post building in Vancouver by QuadReal Property Group is touted as one of the most ambitious heritage redevelopments in the country’s history, preserving the building’s architectural features through adaptive reuse.

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Creating air barriers on exterior walls with spray foam

July 13, 2018 nithya_caleb

When selecting air barrier products to employ in building designs, architects have a broad range of choices. Spray foam insulation products are often selected because they can provide superior performance and also contribute to greater energy and operating cost savings in buildings.

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Seeing the big picture in building design

June 12, 2018 nithya_caleb

Commercial buildings are among the biggest consumers of energy, with much of it being wasted. There is growing pressure to provide more efficient designs that are also sustainable over the life of the building.

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Carleton University’s energy plan points to co-gen, LED lighting

May 28, 2018 nithya_caleb

Carleton University in Ottawa has released a new energy master plan, part of a strategy for reducing current energy and water consumption and ensuring the highest possible conservation levels are maintained as the campus evolves.

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CSC Winnipeg gets Power Smart

April 3, 2018 nithya_caleb

On Thursday, April 12, join Manitoba Hydro and CSC’s Winnipeg Chapter for a presentation on how to take full advantage of the many Power Smart programs available for commercial buildings.

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