Montreal Olympic Stadium: From notorius white elephant to $30M in clean energy savings

Montreal’s Olympic Stadium has a special place in history as the most over-budget white elephant project in the world of architecture…
Read moreMontreal’s Olympic Stadium has a special place in history as the most over-budget white elephant project in the world of architecture…
Read moreWith the rise of cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence and exascale super-computers for science, global data traffic could zoom to 15.3 zettabytes per year by 2020. A zettabyte equals 1000 gigabytes x 1000 x 1000 x 1000…
Read moreWatch the one-minute video for inspiration, then with a bit of Googling you can save yourself some money on the purchase of or financing for these important initiatives, then keep saving money while reducing greenhouse gas…
Read moreAs with most green building technology, HRVs pay for themselves in a few years and there’s probably a grant available from your local government or utility…
Read moreThat new gas furnace will be outlawed in about 10 years. A lot of contractors will recommend gas anyway because that’s what they know how to install…
Read moreA passive house is a very high standard super-insulated building that reduces the heating or cooling load by an incredible 80% – 90%…
Read moreExperts say that many of our buildings are so leaky they might as well have a hole in the wall as big as a beach ball, or bigger…
Read moreRather than paying big energy bills every month, like a lifetime sentence, invest in high quality modern windows and good insulation…
Read moreIt reduces your carbon footprint and cuts water heating costs by about half, by re-using your water heat energy to preheat the incoming cold water…
Read moreStunningly beautiful laneway homes. Some are net-zero and most include super-insulation…
Read moreGeothermal in the city? Scott Roberts of Niles, Michigan says everything is getting smaller, less expensive and smarter, including…
Read moreOnce we put the return on investment on paper, people get it immediately. With new construction of a big house, if you’re not installing geo, you haven’t done your homework…
Read moreIn North America it will soon be illegal to build a new home that uses more energy than it generates…
Read moreThe St. Hubert restaurant chain installed electric chargers in 11 of its parking lots for use by customers and employees. The company saves money on fuel and creates goodwill with customers…
Read moreOlivier Matte of Ecosystem and Michel Morin of Samares School Board in Quebec switched 52 schools from oil & gas heating to geothermal, solar, and a new kind of thermal storage…
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