A road reconstruction project presented a great opportunity to improve stormwater management through implementation of low-impact development (LID) in the Cooksville Creek watershed of Mississauga, Ont.


The 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games is the largest multi-sport event in Canada since the 1976 Olympic Summer Games in Montréal. In preparation, the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) will see numerous new...

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...

In the May 2010 issue of Construction Canada, this author wrote an article—“Ontario: The New Rules of Practice”—that examined how changes in the province were intended to reduce costs and delay in litigation, and...

Earlier this year, the redevelopment and expansion of Bluewater Health (Sarnia, Ont.) allowed the facility to become the province’s first acute-care project to earn certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)...



The proverb, “cleanliness is next to godliness,” applies to research facilities where walls, ceilings, and floor surfaces must be kept in a neutral, sterile environment to prevent bacteria or other micro-organisms from affecting testing...

Is a green building defined by what it looks like? Should it have various ‘sexy’ technologies like solar panels, green roofs, and straw bale insulation? Or does it need to have low off-gassing materials,...