BIG and Toyota reveal designs for city of the future
(01/15/2020)
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has designed a prototype ‘city’ of the future for Toyota called Woven City near Mount Fuji in Japan.
Tag: Sustainability
Chevalier Morales and DMA architectes have designed the Drummondville Library project in Québec as part of a large, integrated civic complex within a park.
Designed by Henning Larsen, the Fælledby masterplan creates a close-knit community and an intimate connection to nature into a new, sustainable district.
Employing wood in commercial buildings
(01/09/2020)
The 2015 edition of the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) permits mixed-type occupancies on the first two storeys of wood buildings. Two facilities in British Columbia, both with primary retail occupancies, employ several...
B.C. mass timber manufacturer opens first U.S. plant
(12/17/2019)
Mass timber manufacturer Structurlam is expanding its operations into the United States with a plant in Conway, Ark., set to open in mid-2021.
The Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation at Mohawk College in Hamilton is the first to achieve both the Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Standard and Performance certifications by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC)....
Halifax’s Tribute Tower receives LEED Silver
(11/27/2019)
The Royal Canadian Navy’s new Tribute Tower project at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Stadacona in Halifax has received the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification.
Sustainable structures must balance the environmental footprint, service life, social aspects, and economic factors. As modern society shifts to a circular, carbon-neutral built environment, concrete continues to deliver ‘best-in-class’ performance as a building material.
LEED v4 hits new milestone with 1000 projects
(11/15/2019)
Green Building Certification Inc. Canada (GBCI CA) and the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) have reached a new milestone as Canadian Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4 project registrations surpass the 1000...
Edmonton Chapter tours Belgravia Square complex
(11/13/2019)
CSC’s Edmonton Chapter will be touring Belgravia Square, a four-storey condominium complex that employs technology to minimize emissions. The event takes place on Tuesday, December 3.
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