Engineers tackle building sector carbon emissions, one condo at a time Nearly half of Toronto residents live in apartment or condo buildings, and in the last 20 years, the city has witnessed the construction of over 1000 new builds—which emit an astounding two million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. In a world where zero carbon is the goal in building design, can retrofitting make apartment infrastructure more sustainable? Engineering Dimensions explores the efforts of Ontario engineers to understand and reduce the environmentally damaging emissions of the city’s big buildings. BY ADAM SIDSWORTH
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Engineering Dimensions
March/April 2020