Beyond Great
Award Magazine, December 2022, Natalie Bruckner Specialists in green building design are coming up with solutions for every eventuality. Green building design is hardly a new concept, and yet its meaning has changed dramatically over the past four decades, and even more so over the past few years. At one time it was a reference […]
Preparing for a Chaotic Climate
By: Lindsay Austrom Our changing climate poses a significant threat to infrastructure within our communities. Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency and severity along with an unpredictable temperature, both in extreme heat and cold. Climate change is disrupting typical weather patterns, including increased rainfall and snowfall in locations that are sometimes inexperienced and ill-equipped […]
Thawing Permafrost in Canada’s Arctic
Beneath the Arctic’s active ground layer (which freezes in winter and thaws in summer) lies permafrost: a combination of soil, rock, sediments, ice, and preserved frozen organisms. By definition, permafrost stays frozen for a least two years straight (though most of the north’s permafrost has been frozen for tens of thousands of years). Ranging from […]
The Science Behind Building in Hot & Cold Climates
By: Hillary Davidson, P.Eng. Taking into consideration a respective region’s environment and climate is critical to the long-term performance of a building. Most of us would never wear a snowsuit in Hawaii or shorts and a t-shirt in the middle of winter in Calgary. Like dressing for the weather, buildings must be designed to properly […]