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Reopening facilities for a post-COVID-19 world
As the COVID-19 outbreak slowed down and companies started eyeing a return to normal, a number of new and different risks have been emerging, including concerns about reopening dormant buildings with stagnant water systems.
Several weeks…
Good IAQ and ventilation can improve business performance
A recent Harvard study, sponsored by Canadian design and engineering firm Stantec, claims that incorporating natural elements indoors can also reduce stress and improve creativity and key cognitive functions, boosting critical business…
2020 ASHRAE Handbook adds DOAS and heat recovery
The latest edition of the ASHRAE HVAC system and equipment handbook has brought in sections about dedicated outdoor air system (DOAS) and heat recovery, among its list of many updates and revisions.
Mechanical upgrades contribute to Canada’s largest zero-carbon building
Scotia Plaza's 40 King St. W. building in Toronto is now the largest certified zero-carbon building in Canada, at more than 1.5 million square feet.
Housing starts trend slides in May
With various restrictions on construction having a negative impact on housing starts, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has reported that the trend in starts went from 198,644 units in April of 2020 to 196,750 in May, a decline that…
Sebastian Clovis: A professional approach to renovations
A love and appreciation for the construction trades started early for former Canadian Football League defensive back Sebastian Clovis. Speaking to him in his hometown of Toronto, he fondly remembers building things with his dad’s tools, and…
From parking lots to arenas, hospitals rapidly build pandemic response units
It started with a hand-drawn design on paper. Within two weeks, the schematic came to life at Joseph Brant Hospital in Burlington, Ont., with the opening of Canada’s first modular Pandemic Response Unit to help manage the surge of COVID-19…
Keeping cool in a pandemic
With healthcare infrastructure being pushed to its limits to manage the pressure created by the COVID-19 pandemic, will there be changes to demand for cooling-related products and maintenance of HVAC systems in institutions such as…
Getting energized about service vans
Electrification, particularly in the truck market, has been in the headlines this past year. And, while you still can’t buy a Tesla or Rivian electric pickup truck just yet, they are getting closer; but electricity isn’t just for pickups,…
Venmar helps hospitals in battle against COVID-19
Venmar Ventilation has developed a negative pressure device for hospitals
