On Monday, many ghosts and ghouls roamed the streets of Canadian communities, but for two hotels, some say the hauntings continue year-long.

A unique hostel in the nation’s capital and a world-renowned Banff, Alta., historic site have been selected for two different ‘most scary’ lists.

Toronto designers took the top prize at the 3^rd International Holcim Awards competition for North American sustainable construction.

At a Washington, D.C., ceremony last month, Lateral Office/InfraNet Lab (Mason White, Lola Sheppard, Fionn Byrne, and Princeton, N.J.’s Nikole Bouchard) were honoured with $100,000 and ‘Gold’ for their work in envisioning the Arctic Food Network—infrastructure for Inuit communities to strengthen local economies and increase communication.

Helping promote safe and sustainable infrastructure, the Ontario Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (OCSI) has appointed three new leaders. Carl Bodimeade, chair, Paul Jankowski, vice-chair, and Catherine Jefferson, executive director, are the newest members of the organization.

More than 113,300 m² (1.2 million sf) of new green space has been planned for commercial, institutional, and multi-unit residential developments across Toronto due to the city’s green roof bylaw—and that number is about to increase.

Paul Erlichman, membership co-ordinator for Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC), points out the bylaw required green roofs on projects with a minimum gross floor area of 2000 m² (21,528 sf) as of January 31, 2010.

Award-winning international engineering and consulting firm, Arup, has launched its buildings engineering practice in Toronto.

Due to quick growth of delivering significant transportation planning and design projects, the company has expanded to add structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering, as well as sustainability consulting.

Three Canadian projects were among the finalists in the 2011 Zerofootprint Re-skinning Awards.

Run in partnership with the University of Toronto’s (U of T’s) John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, the competition showcases holistic retrofitting projects from around the world.

Earlier this month, Greenbuild brought together more than 23,000 design/construction professionals, 1700 exhibitors, and industry experts from around the world to discuss the present and future of sustainable buildings.

From October 4 to 7, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) held its flagship event at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC)—the first time the international building conference/expo has taken place outside the United States.

Honda Canada’s head office in Markham, Ont., recently received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC), making it the automotive manufacturer’s 11^th to be certified in North America.

Designed by ZAS Architects + Interiors and HOK Canada, the four-storey, 12,821-m² (138,000-sf) office building is one of three buildings on Honda Canada’s 22-ha (54-acre) campus.

A downtown hotel and residence building was one of the winning projects at this year’s Toronto Urban Design Awards.

Organized by the City of Toronto every other year, the awards recognize the contributions of designers and developers who create urban spaces. This year’s competition drew 129 submissions in nine categories.

Products and projects being honoured at this year’s Toronto’s IIDEX/Neocon Canada show included a restaurant, a department store, and murals that move.

Held September 22 and 23, the expo, sponsored by the Interior Designers of Canada (IDC), welcomed almost 15,000 attendees from across the continent and around the world.