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Winner of one of this year’s Governor General medals, Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden Architects’ Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Centre (Osoyoos, B.C.) is designed to be a specific, sustainable response to the building’s environment—the biome of the South Okanagan Valley.
Photos courtesy Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden architects + urbanistes. Photos © Nic Lehoux.
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| A trio of projects from Canada has been shortlisted for next month's first annual World Architecture Festival in Barcelona. For the event's awards program, 224 design projects (representing 43 countries) will vie for 'best in class' status among 17 categories, ranging from 'Religion and Contemplation' to 'Office.' |
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CSC News
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| Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) and the Canadian Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute are launching a series of seminars dealing with architectural and structural precast concrete. |
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| Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) is currently offering an online version of its Principles of Construction Documentation (PCD) course, with classes set to begin September 15. |
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Top Stories
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| Those interested in participating in the inaugural round of Canada Green Building Council's (CaGBC's) Green Building Performance Initiative (GBPI) have until September 30. |
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| Autodesk and Bentley Systems have announced an agreement to expand interoperability of their building information modelling (BIM) software. The companies' portfolios, consisting of architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) programs, will be supported through the reciprocal use of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). |
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New research about the design and construction of low-rise residential buildings will be presented at Building Science Insight (BSI) seminars held in the fall and winter throughout Canada. |
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| A financial and professional services firm has bought ECD Energy and Environment Canada—the developer of the 'Go Green' rating system for existing buildings. |
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Calendar
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September 9-10
2008 Green Building Festival
Innovolve Group
Toronto, Ont.
Toronto Congress Centre
www.greenbuildingfest.com
September 24-27
MCA/World Plumbing/Canadian Institute of Heating International Conference
Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada
Calgary, Alta.
Hyatt Regency Hotel
www.mcac.ca
September 25-26
IIDEX/Neocon
Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario
Toronto, Ont.
Direct Energy Centre
www.iidexneocon.com
October 1-3
CDBI National Conference
Canadian Design-Build Institute
Le Royal Meridien King Edward Hotel
www.cdbi.org
October 1-3
Metalcon
PSMJ Resources
Baltimore, Md.
Baltimore Convention Center
www.metalcon.com
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