/channels/taxonomy/term/20328/all en /channels/channels/news/sustainable-alternative-air-conditioning-351321 <p>As the planet gets hotter, the need for cool living environments is becoming more urgent. But air conditioning is a major contributor to global warming since units use potent greenhouse gases and lots of energy.</p> <p>Now, researchers from 黑料不打烊 University, UCLA and Princeton have found in a <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666386423003788?via%3Dihub">new study</a> an inexpensive, sustainable alternative to mechanical cooling with refrigerants in hot and arid climates, and a way to mitigate dangerous heat waves during electricity blackouts.</p> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:04:33 +0000 webfull 193165 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-main-federal-parties-all-say-theyll-make-housing-more-affordable-333302 <p>Canadian voters will be hearing a similar message from each of the major federal parties during the current election campaign: housing has grown too expensive, and we have a plan to fix it. The consensus reflects the increasingly dire state of housing in Canada, experts say, which affects everyone from prospective homeowners feeling squeezed out of the market to lower-income families languishing on waiting lists for affordable housing. (<a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/affordable-housing-2021-election-1.6145799" target="_blank">CBC News</a>)</p> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:21:30 +0000 webfull 173027 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-affordable-housing-crisis-quebec-330779 <p>Premier Fran莽ois Legault says he recognizes there is a shortage of affordable housing in Quebec but says his comments that a person can rent an apartment in Montreal for between $500-$600 a month have been misinterpreted. A survey published by <i>La Presse</i> last weekend revealed the average price of a Montreal apartment is about $907 a month and often these units are in terrible shape. (<a href="https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/roasted-for-comments-on-housing-legault-denies-being-out-of-touch-with-low-income-quebecers" target="_blank">Montreal Gazette</a>)</p> Mon, 03 May 2021 14:18:19 +0000 webfull 170283 at /channels /channels/channels/news/110m-nine-innovative-mcgill-research-projects-329223 <p>Today, 脡lisabeth Bri猫re, Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages announced funding results from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation鈥檚 (CFI) Innovation Fund (IF) for universities in Quebec.</p> Tue, 09 Mar 2021 20:28:10 +0000 webfull 168778 at /channels /channels/channels/news/expert-how-restore-notre-dame-de-paris-296338 <p>"A fire swept across the top of the Notre Dame Cathedral while the soaring Paris landmark was under renovations Monday, collapsing its spire and threatening one of the world's greatest architectural treasures." (<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/everything-is-burning-fire-engulfs-notre-dame-cathedral-in-paris-1.4380501">CTV News</a>)</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 17:45:49 +0000 webfull 148488 at /channels