Canadian Building Energy Efficiency Standard20230926025827
Canadian Building Energy Efficiency Standard
September 26, 2023building energy efficiency, calgary, canada, federal, regulation, upgrades0 comments
Canadian Building Energy Efficiency Regulations Offer Opportunities to Upgrade Older Homes Our Federal Government created a 2030 emissions plan as par...
Gutter Versus Eavestrough What’s in a Word20220606082314
Gutter Versus Eavestrough What’s in a Word
Folk often use the term eavestrough in Canada and northern United States, but gutter further south to mean the same thing. It’s a matter of culture re...
Metal Recycling Industry in Canada20211005065556
Metal Recycling Industry in Canada
Metals retain their essential properties when we recycle them for reuse. This is great news, because it reduces the environmental damage from extracti...
The Rising Cost of Aluminum20210907044935
The Rising Cost of Aluminum
September 7, 2021aluminum, calgary, canada, contracting, prices, roofing, siding, supplier0 comments
Aluminum screws, fittings, and flashings are an integral part of our trade as roofers and siding installers. Hence the rising cost of aluminum affects...
Low-Carbon Rainwater Harvesting20210804025526
Low-Carbon Rainwater Harvesting
City water is still relatively cheap and abundant in Calgary Canada, although there are carbon costs attached. Here we think of the concrete that goes...
How Cloud Seeding Affects Stormy Weather20210629015829
How Cloud Seeding Affects Stormy Weather
You can’t move rain clouds from one place to another unless you are a winter gale. And you can’t stop the rain by complaining either. However, cloud s...
Why Our Minimum Charges are Fair20191009021948
Why Our Minimum Charges are Fair
October 9, 2019calgary, canada, contingencies, eavestroughing, margins, minimum charges, rates, roofing, siding0 comments
Every now and then a customer calls in and says ‘I have a quick job for you if you need a stocking-filler’. They may be a regular or a new client. How...
Northern Climate Foundations Go Deeper20190925014208
Northern Climate Foundations Go Deeper
September 25, 2019calgary, canada, cooler, foundations, frost line, methods, northern, southern, types, warmer0 comments
We fielded a query from a returning Calgary resident the other day. We were discussing the feasibility of an extension to their home when the subject ...
End Damming Over Doors and Windows20190710003330
End Damming Over Doors and Windows
July 10, 2019alberta, building code, calgary, canada, doors, end damming, flashing, sealing, waterproofing, windows0 comments
Capillary action is great for trees and plants, because it allows water to flow from the roots all the way up to the leaves. However, water’s ability ...
Sudden Hailstorms over Calgary in June20190618074127
Sudden Hailstorms over Calgary in June
June 18, 2019alberta, calgary, canada, causes, extreme, global warming, hailstorms, reasons, sudden, trends, violent0 comments
Thunder storms are a common event all over Alberta in June, when towering cumulonimbus clouds gather. These are huge amounts of water vapor carried up...