Oct 6, 2017 | Efficiency, Energy Modelling, Green Building, Integrated Design
Project description Located in Pembroke, Ontario, the Algonquin College Pembroke Renaissance Campus is a 9000 square metre (100,000 square foot) four-storey educational facility, complete with a central common area, offices, and multipurpose rooms, classrooms,...
Jul 24, 2017 | Commissioning, Energy Modelling, Green Building, Integrated Design
Project Description Located in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, the RCMP Prince Albert Detachment is a 1,430 square metre (15,400 square feet) single-storey police station which serves as a centre for policing in the area as well as a hub of support to Northern Police...
Jul 13, 2017 | Comfort and Productivity, Efficiency, Green Building, Integrated Design, Renewables
On Tuesday, Sustainable Buildings Canada hosted an integrated design workshop on Energiesprong at Algonquin College. Energiesprong is a program that was started in the Netherlands to refurbish homes to make them more comfortable and dramatically more energy efficient....
Apr 12, 2017 | Efficiency, Low Carbon Buildings
It is much harder to insulate a window than it is to insulate a wall. In the summertime, windows can also absorb and trap excess heat from the sun, leading to higher cooling loads. But people like to see outside (go figure!) so, as much as an HVAC designer might want...
Jan 30, 2017 | Efficiency, Energy Modelling, Low Carbon Buildings, Performance Engineering
This past spring, Daniel Knapp headed out from our office to McMaster University to make a presentation to the Canadian simulation community on the results of a study on the cost effectiveness of exhaust air heat recovery technologies. The study was carried out using...