The fast-growing University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) Philosophy department will be moving to a new home this July: the North Building Phase B is a 19,510-m2 (210,000-sf), six-story addition to the existing building on...
Tag: Ontario
CSC Toronto engages in knowledge building
(06/05/2018)
The Toronto Chapter will hold a discussion on resources and building knowledge titled “PDG: Technical Info, Where to Go?” at the Toronto office of design firm Dialog on June 11 from 6 to 8...
Heritage Ottawa has slammed the latest designs for a new seven-storey addition at the rear of the Château Laurier hotel in downtown Ottawa. The preservation group is “gravely concerned the City of Ottawa may...
Mohawk College in Hamilton has been awarded Zero Carbon Building – Design certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) for the Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation.
Innovators will test their smart city technologies in test-beds across Toronto, through the first-ever Urban Pilot Program (UPPlift). Designed and delivered by Urban Living Futures, the program focuses on bridging the gap between emergent...
Carleton University in Ottawa has released a new energy master plan, part of a strategy for reducing current energy and water consumption and ensuring the highest possible conservation levels are maintained as the campus...
Ontario wilderness home wins AIA award
(05/24/2018)
The Bear Stand home in Gooderham, Ont., is the recipient of the 2018 Housing Award by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) under the category One- and Two-Family Custom Residences.
PCL Toronto shares safety knowledge with industry
(05/17/2018)
PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (Toronto) has developed a project document controls (PDC) site to share previously proprietary safety information with its partners, including fully downloadable documents covering the organization’s health, safety, and environment (HSE)...
Salvaged copper adds drama to library
(05/16/2018)
Green, patinated copper is the result of a natural aging process and has been coveted by architects and designers since ancient times. Copper does not react with water, but it does with atmospheric oxygen,...
Grand Valley heads to the golf course
(05/15/2018)
The Grand Valley Chapter of CSC is conducting its annual golf social on June 19 at Doon Valley Golf Course, Kitchener, Ont. Scheduled to start at 12 p.m., the game will be in a...