Architect's Newspaper Summary MVRDV , Diamond Schmitt Architects , and Two Row Architect are designing a 390,000-square-foot extension to the University of Toronto ’s Medical Sciences Building. The basement level will have a district energy nodal plant, so the building can...
U of T News Summary Construction crews are busy connecting buildings on the University of Toronto’s historic St. George campus to Canada’s largest urban geoexchange system – a massive, underground thermal battery that is transforming how the university heats and cools its buildings. ...
The Varsity Summary In Canada, burning fossil fuels for electricity amounts to about 45 per cent of our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions . A complete overhaul of fossil fuel energy systems is already underway, with Canada aiming to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 ....
Daily Commercial News Summary The influence of universities and colleges on the reduction of carbon emissions around the world has the potential to be significant. In the latest ranking by the international Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ ( STARS® ), five...
Canada's National Observer Summary The University of Toronto is ranked the world’s most sustainable university for the second consecutive year, in large part because of its work to decarbonize its campuses. The rankings, by London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), evaluated more...
University of Toronto Summary The block-shaped, brick industrial facility at 17 Ursula Franklin Street might not be University of Toronto’s most iconic building, but in many ways, it is the unsung hero that enables the St. George campus’s more well-known edifices to function. It’s the...
University of Toronto Summary The block-shaped, brick industrial facility at 17 Ursula Franklin Street might not be U of T’s most iconic building, but in many ways, it is the unsung hero that enables the St. George campus’s more well-known edifices to function. It’s the heart of...
Study International Summary Everyone’s familiar with the top university rankings like QS and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, but have you ever considered where the greenest universities in the world lie? Green universities began as a response to growing concerns...
The Varsity Summary With buildings and homes accounting for 18 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions nationwide, according to the Government of Canada , increasing buildings’ energy efficiency — that is, using less energy to run them — remains a part of combatting global warming. ...
University of Toronto Summary The University of Toronto has been named the most sustainable university in the world by the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024 , which evaluates post-secondary institutions for their environmental impact, social impact and governance. The...