The Home of Joseph Puopolo
he word “green” is tossed around a lot as a catchall term to describe sustainable or environmentally friendly projects, businesses, energy, and more. Green construction and architecture, for one, are proliferating across the world, but when it comes to gauging how “green” a building is, for example, one finds that there are more than a few standards by which to determine its efficiency...
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This post was originally posted on Tech Crunch here There has been a fair bit of concern in recent years about the ability of our power plants to supply adequate electricity during periods of peak demand. Hydrostor, a Toronto-based company, is taking a different approach in offering a solution that allows plants to store their power using compressed air in underwater storage tanks. More...
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For the last 20 years, I have been coming to Muskoka (more specifically, Huntsville) for long weekends and vacations. My family has owned a cottage up here for most of this time. Laura and I hope to build our own retreat up here someday soon. Here are some of the things that keep me coming back to Muskoka: Reconnect with Nature – It would be an understatement to say that I am a big tech guy....
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When we began planning for the child who was soon to enter our lives, Joseph and I realized that we had a lot of things to research – nursery furniture, strollers, carseats, etc. In the process of doing this research, we learned more than we had expected about a topic that we had not previously thought much about : diapers. I had always just assumed that everyone used disposable diapers. ...
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It’s 5:45 am on a winter morning, and I’m standing at a TTC bus stop, anxiously awaiting the bus. It arrives, full of other commuters making their way downtown to begin their work days. Like many Torontonians, Joseph and I live outside the downtown core. We love our home and our neighbourhood (Don Mills), but living outside the downtown core means that having a car is a necessity. In...
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Christmas soon approaches and we are all getting our holiday decorations ready. I truly know Christmas is right around the corner when it is time for us to get our tree. My wife and I moved out of our parents’ homes over 7 years ago, and going out to find a tree each year is one of our favourite traditions. Although, I will say that as much as we love getting a tree, there have been many...
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