The Valley Park branch of the Hamilton Public Library has earned the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification, which recognizes its sustainable design and solidifying its position in the community as a key educational facility.
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Montgomery Sisam Architects’ new affordable housing project, Hamilton Passive House Modular Housing, will significantly reduce energy consumption, achieved through a self-regulated climate and temperature control system, and a near complete reliance on solar power.
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ERA Architects will complete the rehabilitation of the Ken Soble Tower, a post-war apartment tower in Hamilton.
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Upper Mill Pond, the newest addition to the village at St. Elizabeth Mills in Hamilton, has broken ground. It is one of the first 55 plus resort-style communities in the country.
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A facility focused on advancing cell therapy research has opened in a space once occupied by a warehouse at Hamilton’s McMaster Innovation Park (MIP). Re-purposed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, the $33-million project is a partnership between McMaster University and Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI.
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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced the provincial government is investing $1 billion for a light-rail transit (LRT) line in Hamilton. This investment is part of the largest infrastructure venture in Ontario’s history. The province will cover all capital costs of the construction, with procurement to in 2017 and construction beginning in 2019.
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The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) awarded North American projects as part of its Top 10 Green Projects of 2015 competition, which included a Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) building in Hamilton.
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CSC’s Hamilton/Niagara Chapter and the Hamilton-Burlington Society of Architects are co-hosting a charity golf tournament on September 18.
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