The new Ontario Court of Justice building in Toronto recently completed construction and is preparing to open to the public soon. Built as a high-rise, to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver standards, it consolidates several justice courts in a single location, while staying context sensitive.
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During the rehabilitation of Runway 06L/24R at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), crews rebuilt the runway to extend its life, prioritizing environmental sustainability during construction to reduce GHG emissions, and furnished sustainability upgrades for a long-lasting impact.
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A multidisciplinary team comprised of Sid Lee Architecture, Ateliers Créatifs Montréal, Collectif Récolte, and The Centre for Sustainable Development announced Les Ateliers Cabot is the winning project of the second edition of C40 Réinventer Montréal.
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Today’s high-performance building market is driven by increasingly stringent energy codes and a growing demand for greater building efficiency, sustainability, and affordability. This means specifying and building masonry cavity walls and adhered masonry walls with materials working together as a functioning system is more critical than ever. When designing a highly functional masonry wall, the list of wall system performance criteria an architect must consider is daunting.
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The University of Calgary’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) has announced the three prize winners, honourable mentions, and finalists of its international design competition, CBDX: Borderlines.
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A recent report from the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) is grounded in an often-overlooked concern: construction soil.
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From a purely economic perspective, the positive impact of a vegetative ‘green’ roofing assembly is measured in the long term—40 years or more. This means ensuring its performance and safety over an extended period is crucial. A green roof protects the underlying waterproofing membrane from the elements. Combined with a higher-quality membrane necessary to resist soil and plant forces, the result should be a longer roof lifecycle decades beyond a conventional system’s 20 to 25 years.
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