How passive home design can save you energy
An overview of how Passive House Design can save you energy (and money)
Essential service workers + housing: The ‘where’ is very important.
Please enjoy the latest piece written by Paul Dowsett that addresses the current lack of affordable and accessible housing available to our service workers.
Dianne Saxe and Paul Dowsett chat about plant-based homes.
On the latest Green Economy Heroes Podcast, Dianne Saxe and architect Paul Dowsett discuss his passion for better living in plant-based, energy-efficient homes.
Toronto must be 'brave' and enact bold new zoning laws to confront housing crisis.
Toronto is considering zoning changes to allow a wider variety of buildings, including townhouses, in more areas of the city. (Katherine Holland/CBC)
Postcards from March 2020: Where do we go from here? And how do we get there?
March 2020 will go down in the history books – the month that the world changed.
The consequences of spray foam
According to recent NASA reports, global carbon dioxide has reached the highest concentration in over 650,000 years.
First-ever compendium of indigenous technologies provides a powerful toolkit for climate-resilient design
The design field is at an inflection point. It must challenge its repertoire, rethink technology, and begin to see biodiversity as a building block of urban environments.
Laneway home advocates hope for more approvals amid city's 'housing crisis'
52+ building permits issued so far since laneway homes allowed city-wide in 2019
What are laneway suites?
In June of 2018, Toronto City Council passed a series of Official Plan and By-law amendments permitting laneway suites within certain parts of the City.