Written by: Dennis Gillis This project occurred at Saint Mary’s University, involving a 22 story 55 year old residence building with precast concrete cladding. The building had some symptoms indicating problems with the cladding, notably water infiltration in numerous areas, Read More …
Category: Case Study
Halifax’s First Passive House Retrofit
Written by: Lorrie Rand Construction is currently under way on Halifax’s first Passive House retrofit, or Enerphit project, designed by Habit Studio with builder Root Developments. The building is a two storey 1850s era house on Falkland Street in Halifax’s Read More …
AEECE Webinar: Cold Climate Heat Pumps: Technology and Application
Written By: Heike Schreiber The AEE Canada East chapter was pleased to host a webinar titled ‘Cold Weather Heat Pumps: Technology and Application’ on March 26, 2022. We would like to thank Shawn Moore of Envari for the informative and Read More …
OCH’s Presland Net-Zero Project Serves as a Template for Future Deep Energy Retrofits
Written by: Jennifer McIntosh and Daniel Dicaire, Ottawa Community Housing Ottawa Community Housing’s Sustainability team has partnered with Natural Resources Canada on an innovative project that focuses on improving the energy efficiency of affordable housing, by retrofitting homes to Net-Zero energy and Read More …