Feb 24, 2016 | Building Professional, Membership
The North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) has announced the results of a recent survey of its members’ use of pre- and post-consumer recycled materials in insulation and acoustical products in 2014. The survey includes data from both Canadian...
Feb 2, 2016 | Building Professional, Home Owner, Membership
The world was watching closely for two weeks as global leaders came together in Paris for COP21, the global combat climate conference. The result: nearly 200 countries have agreed to limit the “increase in the global average temperature to below 2 ̊C above...
Jan 27, 2016 | Building Professional, Home Owner, Membership
The White House. 10 Downing Street. 24 Sussex Drive. For those outside of Canada, the latter address is the lesser known official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada. Unlike the other two, it is in a state of decrepitude, and now that Prime Minister Justin...
Nov 13, 2015 | Building Professional, Membership
As we have reported several times, excellent progress is being made to improve the energy efficiency of all new homes. There have been several programs (for example, ECO Energy and Reno Quebec) to help homeowners upgrade older homes. However not all sectors are moving...
Nov 13, 2015 | Building Professional, Membership, Uncategorized
Aiming to use more sustainable building materials, the University of British Columbia (UBC) has approved the construction of “Tall Wood Residence”, an 18-storey wood frame structure that will house 404 upper year and graduate students. The $51.5 million project is...
Oct 30, 2015 | Building Professional, Membership
Buildings are energy hogs. Nearly half (49.6%) of the total energy consumption of commercial and industrial buildings in Canada is used for heating and cooling spaces, which contributes to 42.9 per cent of the sectors’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Thus it is...
