Fraser Valley Conservancy worked with cement manufacturer Lafarge to create an innovative concrete tunnel for amphibian protection. Since 2008, the Fraser Valley Conservancy has been working with local landowners in the Ryder Lake area...
Tag: Sustainability
For the second year in a row, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) named Canada as the number one country its annual ranking of the top 10 nations with Leadership in Energy and Environmental...
Passive House conference coming to Vancouver
(08/04/2015)
The 2015 North American Passive House Network (NAPHN) conference will be held in Vancouver from October 1 to 2. The conference was designed to boost the Passive House movement in North America. Organizers believe...
The Passive House concept reached a new milestone in China with the country’s first office building designed using the energy-efficient standard. The building, which is located in the city of Zhuozhou, is owned and...
ISO helping to ‘green’ civil engineering
(07/14/2015)
A new International Organization for Standardization/Technical Specification (ISO/TS) aims to streamline how environmental impacts of civil engineering projects are reported. ISO/TS 21929-2, Sustainability in Building Construction–Sustainability Indicators Part 2: Framework for the Development of...
CTBUH announces the world’s best tall buildings
(06/29/2015)
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) released the winners of its Best Tall Building Awards, highlighting the top new skyscrapers and super-tall structures. A panel of judges examined 123 entries from...
Tour AIMIA, a category ‘A’ office building in the international district of Montréal, is reportedly the first new office building in its category to become Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold-certified by...
Renovations firm Greening Homes announced its Beechwood project in Toronto won the prestigious Canadian Green Building Award in the residential category. During the Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC’s) national conference this month, Greening Homes...
Renewable energy conference coming to Toronto
(04/21/2015)
The Canadian German Chamber of Industry and Commerce will hold its Renewable Energies in Buildings conference in Toronto next month. The half-day event, which takes place on May 29 at the Allstream Centre, is...
Pickering high school deemed world’s greenest school
(04/21/2015)
The Global Coalition for Green Schools’ sustainability competition crowned Dunbarton High School (Pickering, Ont.) the ‘Greenest School on Earth.’
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