Buildings
This technology, often installed on rooftops, converts sunlight into electricity for building use.
What are solar panels?
This Scandinavian country is often credited as a global leader in district energy systems, with its first system dating back to the 1900s.
What is Denmark?
The first element on the periodic table, it is the lightest and most abundant element in the universe.
What is Hydrogen?
Nickname for Toronto
What is The Six?
This Viking-era king is credited with uniting Denmark and Norway under his rule and giving his name to modern Bluetooth technology.
Who is Harald Bluetooth?
This rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, certifies buildings based on their environmental performance.
What is LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)?
District cooling systems often use this natural source to provide cooling energy in urban areas, particularly in waterfront cities.
What is seawater (or lake water)
This singer's real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.
What is Lady Gaga?
When did the Raptors win their first championship?
What is 2019
This Danish explorer is known for his voyages to the Arctic, including the strait between Greenland and Canada that bears his name.
Who is Vitus Bering?
These sustainable roofs, covered with vegetation, improve insulation, manage stormwater, and support urban biodiversity.
What are green roofs?
District energy systems contribute to sustainability by using this process, which captures and reuses waste heat from industrial processes or electricity generation.
What is cogeneration (or combined heat and power)?
In the Star Wars universe, what is the name of the planet that served as the homeworld of the Jedi Order before it was destroyed in Revenge of the Sith?
What is Coruscant
Toronto's PATH is the worlds largest underground pedestrian walkway and boasts a length of how many km?
What is 30km?
This treaty, signed in 1864, forced Denmark to cede Schleswig and Holstein to Prussia and Austria.
What is the Treaty of Vienna?
This natural, carbon-sequestering material is increasingly used in sustainable construction due to its strength and renewable properties. Is also the name of a popular country song.
What is timber (or cross-laminated timber, CLT)?
To minimize heat loss, district energy systems use this type of pipe, which consists of an inner pipe, insulation, and an outer casing.
What are pre-insulated pipes?
This iconic Canadian rock band, known for hits like "Ahead by a Century", originated in Kingston, Ontario and is often considered one of the most important bands in Canadian music history?
What is Tragically Hip
This major street used to be one of the longest streets in the NA?
What is Yonge Street?
This Danish king ruled during the Kalmar Union, uniting Denmark, Sweden, and Norway in the late Middle Ages.
Who is King Eric of Pomerania?
This country is known for being a leader in mass timber and holds the record for having the most mass timber buildings in the world.
What is Austria?
District energy systems are often financed through this type of long-term agreement, which ensures predictable costs and service for building owners.
What is an Energy Service Agreement (ESA)
This river, the longest in Asia, flows through China and is also known as the Yangtze.
What is the Chang Jiang?
The Toronto Islands, located just off the cities waterfront, are made up of how many islands?
What is 15?
This 10th-century Danish queen, married to the English king Æthelred the Unready, played a pivotal role in uniting Anglo-Saxon and Viking cultures in England.
Who is Queen Emma of Normandy?