Montréal-based firm ARCHITEM Wolff Shapiro Kuskowski architects has unveiled the Mitchell Family House, an innovative residence for young students in Sherbrooke, Qué., which reinvents a century-old campus.
Tag: Sustainability
Net-zero builds: How masonry leads the way
(03/26/2020)
Advancements in masonry and manufacturing technologies have combined with other materials to create ‘green,’ easy-to-install systems. They also meet evolving codes, such as the National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB) 2017, a transition to...
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has updated its Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Standard to accelerate the adoption of zero carbon building practices and help Canada meet its climate targets.
Toronto high-rise condo first to earn LEED Platinum
(02/26/2020)
Aqualina at Bayside, the first phase of the Bayside community on the Toronto waterfront, is the city’s first high-rise residential building to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification under the...
Dialog, EllisDon, and Smoke Architecture have a won a competition to design Centennial College’s A Block Expansion Building in Toronto.
The East Deicing Apron, a new deicing pad at the Calgary International Airport (YYC), has been built with reduced-carbon concrete. The first airplanes started using the facility just weeks ago.
University of Colorado (CU) Boulder researchers have developed a new approach to designing more sustainable buildings with the help of bacteria.
There is a growing emphasis on biophilia, the principle of incorporating elements of nature into the built environment. Floorcoverings can contribute to biophilic design and help achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)...
Designing to reduce a building’s embodied carbon
(01/17/2020)
The carbon footprint of the design and construction industry reaches far beyond the boundaries of a single building or site. Due to various processes, ranging from the extraction of raw materials to manufacturing and...
The McGill University Health Centre’s Glen site in Montréal has achieved a second Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.
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