Jul 6, 2017 | Construction Blogs, Embodied Carbon, Sustainable Building & Design program, Zero House prefab
The Zero House project has three key goals: zero net energy use, zero toxins and zero carbon footprint. This blog will look at the notion of zero carbon footprint, and we’ll explore how Zero House will in fact far surpass this goal through carbon sequestration...
Jun 26, 2017 | Building Product Reviews, Construction Blogs, Embodied Carbon, Natural building materials and techniques, Zero House prefab
The Zero House is designed to have zero net energy use, zero carbon footprint and zero toxins. But it is also designed to be completely prefabricated and modular! It features prefab wall panels, floor panels and roof panels that can be fabricated off site and...
Jun 26, 2017 | Construction Blogs, Zero House prefab
The Zero House innovative green building project is based on four simple concepts: Zero net energy use Zero carbon footprint Zero toxins Zero construction waste This joint project between The Endeavour Centre and Ryerson University’s Department of Architectural...
Mar 2, 2016 | Thoughts on Building
After almost a decade of working with the “objective based” building code (introduced nationally in 2006), we have had many opportunities to explore the alternative compliance pathways offered by the code. A big part of doing this work is becoming familiar...
Nov 23, 2015 | Embodied Carbon, Natural building materials and techniques, Thoughts on Building
The climate talks in Paris have ended with an unprecedented climate agreement that saw 195 nations sign a commitment to make substantial greenhouse gas emissions. We’ll only know if these commitments are meaningful over the next few years as each country takes...
