Solar powered Simons

211. Solar leads a year of firsts in Alberta

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NAIT Alternative Energy comes of age

204. NAIT from the cutting edge to leaders of the energy revolution in seven short years

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans When NAIT started its Alternative Energy Program in …

North Glenora Net-Zero Church and Townhomes

193. Visit 21 Inspiring green buildings on Eco-Solar Home Tour

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La Maison Simons - the first net-zero energy store in Canada

189. Simons first net-zero store in Canada

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 By David Dodge and Scott Rollans La Masion Simons just opened the first net-zero …

Funding the green in buildings

169. PACE financing created $3.4 billion in energy efficiency projects in U.S.

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By David Dodge Currently, the biggest barrier to people and organizations investing in energy-efficiency upgrades …

Here in Halifax you can peek in and get a view of the super chilled mass of rock that provides the district cooling in the Aldnerney 5 project.

117. Sustainability snapshots: How Halifax, Tallinn, Hannover and Ottawa are learning from each other to make their cities more sustainable

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney If you’ve hung around some of the wackier, more …

Jacob Komar of Revolve Engineering shows off the workings of the geothermal system in the net-zero Mosaic Centre commercial building. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures

107: Geothermal: Hitting the geoexchange heating and cooling sweet spot

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  By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney   There is something calm and comforting about …

54. The amazing earth tube cools office tower

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Geothermal energy isn’t just about Iceland, volcanoes, lava and …

The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver is striving to be a LEED Platinum building and to meet the Living Building Challenge certification, a standard met by only three other buildings in the world. Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures

29. Canada’s greenest building

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney While some buildings feature stylish fountains out front, the …

Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia

24. Our favourite stories of 2012

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney When the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland said, …

Photo David Dodge, Green Energy Futures Geothermal with Leigh Bond, Threshold Energy Brentwood Apartments, Edmonton Geothermal, Solar Thermal, Solar PV, Net Zero ready apartment building

06. Geothermal 101

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Of all of the sources of green energy, geothermal …

Les Wold, a managing partner with Effect Homes, is part of the second wave of net-zero home builders making it simpler and more affordable.

04. Learn how net-zero home builders are building a better world

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney The idea that a home could produce as much …

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02. NAIT’s new alternative energy program zeros in on solar, wind, geothermal and more

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Kolton Kasur sees plenty of green in his future. …

Medicine Hat’s smart energy revolution (pilot episode)

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By David Dodge and Duncan Kinney Medicine Hat is known as the “Gas City” — …