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 connected to the B.C. Hydro grid.
To generate electricity from the sun, a total of 4000 photovoltaic cells will be on 96 solar-tracking stands. The generated energy will give power back to the former industrial site’s power lines that are still in place.
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 well as other green technologies.
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, along with the introduction and development of new products like cross-laminated timber (CLT) and other massive wood panels manufactured from laminated veneer lumber (LVL) or laminated strand lumber (LSL).
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 from nearly 500 construction owners and employers, contractors, and suppliers.
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 an emotional connection. Entries are expected to cover everything from Vancouver’s Marine Building to rural barns.
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 innovative use of wood certified to the SFI standard in the new Kordyban Lodge, a Canadian Cancer Society facility located in Prince George, B.C.
In Prince George, B.C., the corner of George Street and Fifth Avenue has been a hive of activity since October 17, 2013—the day the first massive pieces of engineered timber for the Wood Innovation and Design Centre (WIDC) started arriving, launching what is expected to be the tallest contemporary wood building in North America, and one of the highest anywhere in the world.
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.
Canadian firms have been using tilt-up concrete for creative applications for many years, helping to push the construction method into new territory. Familiar as a building method for commercial and industrial facilities, tilt-up is increasingly being used in high-end buildings—and this turn of events is taking the material back to its starting point.
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