While many innovative materials and design principles can help improve a structure’s sustainability, one trending practice is the implementation of green roofs.
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The Maanjiwe nendamowinan building at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) campus has earned a Citation Award from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Canada Society chapter.
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Vegetated roofs offer multiple benefits to urban areas, such as managing stormwater and reducing energy demand. Wind flow around buildings creates positive and negative pressure fluctuations, affecting both the roofing and the vegetation on it. As part of the building envelope, it is important a vegetated roof is secured against these forces.
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On April 15, the world watched as the Notre-Dame in Paris, constructed eight centuries ago, nearly saw its end in the historic fire that devoured its roofs. Now, Belgian ecological architecture firm Vincent Callebaut Architectures (VCA) proposes a design for the cathedral that brings history, science, art, and spirituality together.
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The University of Toronto (U of T) Scarborough and Centennial College, Ont., have teamed up to establish the EaRTH (Environmental and Related Technologies Hub) District in Toronto, an initiative aimed at advancing the clean tech sector through research, academic programming, and commercialization.
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The University of New Brunswick (UNB) has opened a new kinesiology building at its Fredericton campus. This $36-million building will create a research cluster focused on health, wellness, physical fitness, and health promotion.
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Maintenance-free vegetated roofs do not exist. The intensity and the frequency of maintenance varies with the plantings chosen, the density and coverage of those plants, and the maturity. After making certain in the design and implementation of the vegetated roof that accessibility has been ensured and potential problems headed off, maintenance is essential to perform on a regular basis.
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Next month, Toronto will host the Grey to Green Conference—an event focused on how green infrastructure can improve the well-being of communities. The event will offer attendees the opportunity to learn more about the economics of green building with 75 expert speakers, local project tours, training courses, and networking opportunities.
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