Designed by Farrow Partnership Architects in association with Perkins+Will, St. Mary’s Hospital was created with the goal of being North America’s first carbon-neutral hospital, while integrating First Nation’s artwork into its design features.

This week, construction began on Kimberly, British Columbia’s SunMine—Western Canada’s inaugural commercial solar field. The $5.3 million project is being constructed on the former Sullivan Mine site, and will be the first solar assembly...

The University of British Columbia’s (UBC’s) Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS)—one of North America’s most sustainable buildings—employs a state-of-the-art HVAC design using geothermal heat scavenging from neighbouring buildings and the sun, as...

Widely used in conventional frame construction, wood is not new to the Canadian design community. What is ‘new,’ however, are changes to building codes that allow for taller structures to be constructed of wood,...

Results from the inaugural 2014 B.C. Construction Industry Survey show the challenges and opportunities for the province’s building industry. Published by the British Columbia Construction Association and Construction Business Magazine, the survey drew on results...

The Architecture Foundation of British Columbia (AFBC) is celebrating a century of the province’s architecture with its 100 Best Buildings contest. Nominations are open to all B.C. residents in a search for buildings that create...

Vancouver’s NSDA Architects was presented with the inaugural Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Award earlier this month, as part of the 10th annual Wood WORKS! B.C. Wood Design Awards. The firm was recognized for its...


The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) has voiced concern about proposed changes that would allow five- and six-storey wood buildings under the National Building Code of Canada (NBC).

Open Road Lexus in Richmond, B.C. received Silver under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating program—a high level of certification rarely attained by car dealerships.