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Green Buildings
A growing number of building owners and design professionals are becoming interested in sustainable building concepts and technologies. The mounting attention that green buildings have attracted recently reflects society's current interest in a more healthy and less resource-intensive life style. On the other hand, this interest is fueled by growing scientific evidence that green building practices - particularly in new commercial buildings - can be achieved at little or no extra capital costs, while leading to reduced maintenance costs and increased durability.
The intended role of this web site is to act as an information gateway for design practitioners and owners who want to learn more about the green building technologies and design concepts that NRC-IRC is working on. The information provided (design guides, software, and research reports) has been organized using similar topic headings as those that can be found in popular green building rating schemes. The website is meant to function as a complementary source of information for design professionals who want to learn more.
- Cost Effect Open Plan Environments (COPE)
- Canadian Centre for Housing Technology (CCHT)
- DAYSIM (Dynamic Daylight Simulations)
- Effect of Office Design on Organisational Productivity
- Energy efficient hybrid ventilation systems for residential buildings
- Engineered Building Envelopes to Accommodate High Performance Insulation with Outdoor/Indoor Climate Extremes
- High-performance thermal insulation systems
- Hydronic Radiant Floor Heating
- Life cycle analysis and sustainability of High Performance Concrete structures
- Material Emissions and Indoor Air Quality Modeling II
- SkyVision
