Building Science

In the hot summer months, the only solution we can find to keep our living spaces comfortable and cool is an air conditioner. It is not a secret that air conditioners are responsible for approx. 30% of an average house’s monthly energy bills. Yes, cooling costs and it does even more if...

What is climate change? Climate change is a change in the pattern of weather and related changes in land surfaces, oceans and ice sheets, occurring over decades or longer. Climate change is a change in the statistical properties which include averages, variability and extremes. Climate change may...

This blog is part four of the  "2020 Green Building Movement Ontario” series. Canada’s Building Solution to Climate Change. Imagine if every new house in Canada was so efficient that it could produce power and heat itself. A cost-effective way to reduce greenhouse gas...

This blog is part three of the "2020 Green Building Movement Ontario” series. A building that eliminates negative impacts, and can create positive impacts on our climate and natural environment, is also called a “green building”. A green building preserves natural...

This blog is part two of the  "2020 Green Building Movement Ontario” series we will be releasing in the next two months. Ontario's Contribution To Climate Change. We can say that Ontario is one of the biggest contributors to climate change, but why? Nowadays, Ontario is...