When Clean Water Is a Bad Thing
By Ian Chan
We live in a society, especially here in North America, which prides itself upon the clean supply of a city’s domestic water system. In Vancouver, this is especially the case with our water often coming from glacial run-off. This purity, in water management terms, is measured in microSiemens,... Read more
Dangling the Proverbial Carrot or Stick: How to Drive Behaviour in Favour of Energy Efficient Design
By Chris Doel, MEng, C.Eng., MCIBSE
Most people agree that climate change is a fundamental issue affecting today’s society due to increasing concentrations of green house gases, and in particular CO2. Governments around the world have begun to address this by setting carbon reduction targets and implementing appropriate... Read more
What is “LEED® Equivalent?”
By Geoff McDonell, PEng., LEED AP
There sure are a LOT of clients, municipal, and provincial governments pouncing on the LEED bandwagon, and requiring things like “LEED Silver or Gold Equivalent” building performance as part of re-zoning, development and building permits. So what exactly is “LEED Equivalent”?
In my... Read more
