by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 9, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Ontario Home Builders’ Association The Advance of Permeable Surfaces In 2010, flood damage in urban areas, including homes, businesses and public infrastructure in Canada, registered at approximately $3 billion according to the World Resources...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 9, 2023 | Stories
Original source: energie sprong Whether it’s a goal of putting someone on the moon for the first time, coming up with a vaccine for COVID-19 or in the EU’s case becoming carbon neutral by 2050, announcing such admirable goals while inspiring, is the easy part. ...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 9, 2023 | Stories
Original source: energie sprong By Retrofitting the Way We Think About Renovating Homes Looking back on 2020, despite COVID-19 there were some positive storylines… among them, the fact that the European Union declared the ambitious goal of becoming climate neutral by...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 9, 2023 | Stories
Original source: energie sprong In principle, the idea of retrofitting homes to net zero sounds appealing enough. But the cost of implementing deep energy upgrades that might cost 45-60,000 Euro per home has long been a non-starter whether you’re an individual...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 9, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Landscape Trades Green spaces play key role in mitigating the urban heat island effect A blistering heat wave killed hundreds of people across the Pacific Northwest in British Columbia, Oregon and Washington state in the summer of 2021. In B.C.,...
by Mark Douglas Wessel | Mar 9, 2023 | Stories
Original source: Ontario Home Builders Association Want to know the socio-economic status and concerns of different cultures around the world? Check out the homes they live in. Just as our varying abodes in Ontario reflect our personal styles, lifestyles and...
