How Solar Panels Impact the Structure of a Building
By: Alexandra Adolph, P.Eng. As the demand for renewable energy continues to increase, consultants have seen a steady rise in solar panel installations for residential, commercial, and industrial projects. Increased interest in sustainable building design, high operating costs, and awareness of climate change have resulted in property owners considering solar energy for new and existing […]
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 […]