Canadian energy issues can be hard to navigate in the political world without being equipped with a technical background in how energy is generated and used. Here is the second article of the Energy Literacy series, to bring some engineering knowledge, as well as perspective, to these Canadian energy issues. With the environment being a…
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Canadian energy issues can be hard to navigate in the political world without being equipped with a technical background in how energy is generated and used. Hence, this is the first article of a new blog series on Energy Literacy, to bring some engineering knowledge, as well as perspective, to these Canadian energy issues. From…
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Originally posted on EcoStudio’s blog. An exciting update on ZeroHouse: rather than being merely net-zero carbon, ZeroHouse actually removes carbon dioxide from the environment, giving it a negative carbon footprint! So, what does it mean for the ZeroHouse to have a carbon footprint that is less than zero? It all comes down to the building materials…
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Originally posted on EcoStudio’s blog. Computer simulations and 3D models of a house that uses net-zero energy and has a net-zero carbon footprint is one thing, but to see the physical house is a whole other story. On Wednesday July 19th, several members of our team ventured out to Peterborough to visit our Construction…
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On October 17th, I’ve had the opportunity to tour the DMZ at Ryerson University, North America’s top university business incubator, and the world’s third best. While not an official part of the Product Development and Commercialization course, this was an excellent chance to consider how one could take the course theory beyond the classroom, through…
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