Architects, engineers, and developers gathered this week to raise funds for Trees Ontario while showing off their musical talents.

On April 18, Smith + Andersen, an engineering firm in Toronto, hosted EcoJam at the city’s Courthouse Nightclub. More than 400 guests attended and 30 architectural professionals performed for the crowd.

Vancouver-based firm Perkins+Will has been named one of Canada’s ‘greenest’ employers for its fifth consecutive year.

Announced by The Globe and Mail, companies are judged based on environmental programs developed, success in the reduction of environmental footprint, and the level of employee involvement in the initiatives.

Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has launched its Affordable Green Housing Program, providing free Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification to charitable projects that offer healthy indoor environments and lower utility costs.

Last week, the country’s largest roofing expo hit the Toronto area with more than 100 exhibitors and seven hands-on demonstrations.

Taking place April 23 and 24 at Mississauga’s International Centre, the 11^th biennial ROOFTech drew in more than 2600 attendees over two days.

Atlantic Canada’s first building to be certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum is Nova Scotia Power’s Corporate Headquarters.

Designed by WZMH Architects and located on Halifax’s waterfront, the facility reused the Water Street Coal Fired Generating Station, which opened in 1911 but has been decommissioned since 1999.

Toronto City Hall’s vegetated roof project has earned building envelope contractor, Flynn Canada, a Canadian Nursery Landscape Association (CNLA) National Award of Landscape Excellence.

The assembly contains 3415 m² (36,760 sf) of green space, designed by Plant Architect and installed by Flynn. It is the city’s largest publically accessible green roof with modules containing various grasses, sedums, and perennials grown by LiveRoof Ontario Inc.

A new radioactive waste management facility (Port Hope, Ont.) has received $4.5 million worth of equipment for its water treatment plant.

The plant has received four water units and three water filtration tanks that will be used as part of the facility’s two-stage reverse osmosis treatment process.

A new national organization focused on providing the construction industry with a skilled workforce has been established.

BuildForce Canada, officially instated April 1, has replaced Construction Sector Council which was in operation for a decade. The council provided industry forecasts and research.

The tallest office tower in Calgary has made Emporis’s list of most impressive corporate buildings from around the world.

Designed by Foster+Partners, the Bow is the corporate headquarters for EnCana, a Canadian petroleum and gas producer.

Across Canada in the month of February, a total of $6 billion was issued in building permits—a 1.7 per cent increase from the previous month.

Although the overall value of building permits has been declining since late last year, the non-residential sector in eight provinces has increased the numbers.