The visionary concept of a carbon-absorbing building may soon be a buildable reality, based on a reductive approach to construction—rather than the typical additive one, which builds a structure first and adds to it—,...
Tag: High-rise
CentreCourt, a developer in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), unveiled their high-rise project launch of 2022, 252 Church.
In cold climates, condensation-resistance performance is expected for standard curtain wall systems. However, occupancy factors, unconventional building geometry, design details, and the design of heating systems and interior finishes may result in the reduction...
$700M twin tower planned for Montréal
(12/28/2018)
Devimco Immobilier, Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ, and Fiera Properties have entered into a partnership to develop one of the largest mixed-use real estate projects in Montréal’s Quartier des spectacles neighbourhood. Comprising two towers—51...
Two grain silo conversions win tall building awards
(06/08/2018)
Nine high-rise projects from around the world received awards from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) at the 2018 Tall + Urban Innovation Conference in Chicago.
Edmonton Tower breaks the ICE in new district
(08/21/2017)
Earlier this year, ICE District officially opened Edmonton Tower for business, making it the first of several planned towers in the entertainment district to open its doors to the public.
Canada’s climate is changing. Projections for the next 30 years all point to warmer minimum, maximum, and average yearly temperatures.
High-rise living, low-energy lifestyle
(10/07/2016)
Tall-building developments in Toronto are outpacing every other city in North America, with roughly 44 high-rises exceeding the 150-m
(492-ft) mark—more than triple the 13 skyscrapers gracing the city’s skyline in 2005. The dramatic...
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