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Breaking New Ground in “Green” Housing

By CMHC SCHL, on March 18th, 2011

CMHC’s newest EQuilibrium™ Housing demonstration home opens its doors in Winnipeg

EQuilibrium™ Housing is a national initiative led by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) that brings the private and public sectors together to develop homes that are energy- and resource-efficient, environmentally friendly, and healthy to live in.

To help Canadians learn first-hand about sustainable housing, [...]

EFFECTS OF U.S. DOLLAR PARITY

By Marcus Assalone, on March 22nd, 2010

On March 17th 2010, trading of the Canadian dollar rose to just over 0.992¢ in U.S. dollars, bringing thoughts of Dollar parity with the United States. The problems of the United States dollar are well known and documented. Their greatest problem is the historic levels of debt in the nation. Deficit spending is rattling the [...]

MICROSOFT SURFACE

By Marcus Assalone, on March 9th, 2009

With Microsoft Surface, we catch a
glimpse of the future of computing. It is a
computer platform where the interface is a table top.
Cameras identify human movement and translate that
into an interaction with digital items just as if they
were physical objects. There is no keyboard, or
mouse.

Many users can use the same surface
at the same time, [...]

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