I apparently participated in a study on sustainability innovation in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) conducted by the University of Waterloo in 2017. Here are the results of that survey: https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainability-policy-research-on-urban-transformations-lab/gate-survey-report How important is sustainability and innovation in the workplace to you? Please leave a comment!...
Read MoreGreening up Existing Buildings This article appears in the February 2011 edition of Florida Investor. By Paul E. Beers Sustainable design has been defined as buildings that are accessible, secure, healthy, and productive while minimizing their impact on the environment. A related issue is building resiliency. Building resiliency is the...
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What the heck is a Heated Frost Protected Shallow Foundation System you ask? ( or maybe not, but I'm going to tell you anyway..!) HFPFS are pretty simple: a concrete slab on grade, reinforced with steel to make it a structural load bearing surface upon which...
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