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On Saturday, May 11, the University of Calgary sponsored TEDx Calgary’s Energy: Full Spectrum. More than 300 participants learned from energy experts on topics ranging from the natural laws that govern our universe, to the energy that drives a creative mind.

A comprehensive five-year study by University of Calgary ecologists indicates that two accepted principles of how ecosystems naturally operate could be overwhelmed by the effects of human activity.

“Understanding the significance of the impact that humans have on ecosystems is a critical component in formulating long-term and effective conservation strategies,” says principal investigator Marco Musiani, associate professor in the Faculty of Environmental Design.

The university’s oral history collection now contains audio recordings of interviews with prominent Canadian architects who have shaped Canadian architecture in Alberta, B.C. and Ontario between the early 1900s and the late 1960s. Some of these , such as Arthur Erickson have set their mark internationally as well.

University of Calgary and Mount Royal University students from various faculties have started constructing their entry into the 2013 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.

Known as Borealis, the steel and wood modular solar home will be Team Alberta’s third entry into the biannual international competition. Only 20 teams are chosen to compete each year.

An EVDS-based design team has been named as a finalist in The Battery Conservancy Americas "Draw Up A Chair" Design Competition in New York City.

With over 675 submissions to this international competition the EVDS team consisting of Assistant Professor Jason Johnson and Master of Architecture students Mahdiar Ghaffarian, Guy Gardner, and Ryan Cook, are one group of only 50 finalists.

TEDxCalgary’s Energy: Full Spectrumevent is coming to the University Theatre on May 11 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

With the municipal election looming, we are approaching what some refer to as the silly season around City Hall. Witness the recent and very public airing of differences of opinion between Mayor Naheed Nenshi and the Calgary chapter of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association over growth management.

The fifth annual Dale Taylor Visiting Seminar was led by visiting lecturer Alvin Huang of Synthesis Design + Architecture and EVDS Assistant Professor Jason S. Johnson. This intensive 4-day design, fabricate and build workshop explored digital form-finding techniques to produce a series of scaled architectural prototypes for freestanding pavilion structures.