Research highlights impacts of natural building light on vision

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EDITOR'S NOTE

"Is modern building design partially behind rising rates of myopia and nearsightedness? Check out this week's feature below, which dives into some of the research around the importance of natural light in indoor environments in curbing this issue."

Jack Burton, editor

NEWS & STORIES

CAGBC accepting nominations for awards

The organization is looking to honour the people and projects transforming how Canada designs, builds, and renovates for a low-carbon future.

Schneider Electric opens new Canadian headquarters in Milton, Ont.

Schneider Electric Canada held the grand opening for its new head office and EcoFit Center in Milton, Ont. this past February 26.

Canada introduces Workforce Alliances for Energy and Electricity, Housing and Construction

Five new Workforce Alliances are set to be created by Canada’s federal government, with the goal of helping industries navigate issues such as tariffs, skills shortages and supply chain disruptions.

New heating retrofits installated for First Nations homes in Saskatchewan

Grant from the GF Water Foundation via the OneGF Impact Fund extends unique radiant basement warming project to more than a dozen First Nation homes.

FEATURED STORY

How modern buildings may be fueling the myopia epidemic

Growing research suggests that buildings may be fuelling rising myopia rates through prolonged exposure to indoor environments that lack the intensity and spectral quality of natural daylight.

MARKET SOLUTIONS

Evapco's new dry cooler for data centres

The new eco-Air APEX dry cooler is designed for large-scale, mission-critical, heat rejection with zero water consumption.

Johnson Controls announces YORK YDAM

The compact high-density air-cooled chiller with up to 3.5MW of cooling is designed for multi-storey data centres and AI factories.

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