Monthly Archives: October 2021

Stories of Resiliency, Reconciliation and hope at ERDI 2021 Fall Conference Written by: Marie Cresswell Photos by: Marie Cresswell Sharing stories of resiliency, reconciliation and hope promotes inclusive and healthy conversations about reconciliation at ERDI fall conference plenary last week. For many of us the September 30th was a day to wear an orange T-shirt, not for Kevin Chief, it is a day to share stories and invite curiosity and collaboration and encouragement to take risks to share and lead and to make a few mistakes along the way. The Conference took place at Chateau Montebello, [...]

Cleaner Air for Schools Receives 2022 Clean 50 Top Project Award Written by: Juan Malvestitti The Cleaner Air for Schools (CAFS) program was born from a COVID-19 pandemic task-force, comprised of award-winning engineers and indoor air quality specialists. The key objective of this program was to develop a solution that could help schools increase airflow and improve indoor air quality without sacrificing their energy performance goals and greenhouse gas emissions reduction benchmarks. Ontario schools have unquestionably had their share of ups and downs. From online learning, to student cohorts, the 2020/2021 school year proved to be a roller-coaster [...]

School boards received $700M for facility improvements, but are kids returning to healthier schools? Ontario schools have definitely had their share of ups and downs. From student cohorts, to online learning, the 2020/2021 school year proved to be a roller-coaster of new experiences. As parents and students adapted to a myriad of public health measures, including facemasks and social distancing, school facilities were faced with unprecedented operational challenges. From the onset of the pandemic, school officials and facility managers have inherently become pseudo epidemiologists, working around the clock, implementing new measures to improve indoor air quality. The American [...]