Amazon has revealed its design for the second phase of its Arlington, Virginia, headquarters that will be designed by architecture firm NBBJ.
Tag: Sustainability
French hotel combines nature and architecture
(01/15/2021)
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter designs the Breitenbach Landscape Hotel in Breitenbach, France, with Scandinavian traditions and builds on the region’s culinary, wellness, and nature opportunities.
Wood in civic buildings
(01/14/2021)
For public projects, as for other types of buildings, new engineered mass timber products, supported by recent legislation, make wood an economic and functional choice in both rural and urban areas. Two recent B.C....
Modern Niagara has converted the AMPED Sports Lab and Ice Complex in Ottawa, Ont., into the first Zero Carbon Building – Performance Standard certified arena by the Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC’s) Zero Carbon...
Canadian green construction technology company, Nexii Building Solutions Inc. (Nexii), has constructed Starbucks store in Abbotsford, B.C.
International engineering firm Walter P Moore has released a stewardship report entitled Embodied Carbon, A Clearer View of Carbon Emissions. The report focuses on an issue of relevance for all material specifiers, which is...
In an exclusive interview, Daniel Ling, principal at Montgomery Sisam Architects, speaks to Construction Canada on Toronto’s first-ever permanent supportive housing project that uses an innovative modular construction method.
For the redesign of Italian energy company Enel’s historic headquarters in Rome, Italy, Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV) placed corporate welfare, urban regeneration, innovation, and sustainability at the heart of the project.
The future of airport design after COVID-19
(12/14/2020)
In an exclusive interview with The Construction Specifier, Luis Vidal, president and founding partner of international architecture practice luis vidal + architects, spoke about how airport design will change following the pandemic.
Efficiency Capital’s comprehensive efficiency retrofit project at multiple WoodGreen Community Housing buildings is the first project in Canada to achieve the Investor Ready Energy Efficiency (IREE) certification, awarded by Green Business Certification, Inc. (GBCI...