sustainability

B+H has announced the appointment of principal Holly Jordan as the firm's Global Sustainability Lead. Holly will be tasked with leading the firm’s global…

Before finalizing the policy framework, the Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) is looking for input on draft recommendations for…

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has launched an industry guide on ‘Climate Change Resilience in the Built Environment’. The guide collates effective…

Designs for a new 2.5-acre Library Parcel site within Ottawa’s LeBreton Flats neighbourhood have been revealed. The transit-oriented, mixed-income, mixed-use…

Invizij Architects has announced that 500 James North, a mixed-use project developed by James North Baptist Church and Christian charity Indwell, is now…

Located in Toronto's Danforth neighbourhood, the Sammon Passive House home has the advantages of a newly-constructed Passive House, including increased comfort,…

Recently opened, Hamilton’s $12.2-million Valley Park Community Centre renovation and library addition is a 26,500 SF project designed by McCallum Sather. The…

The Building to COP Coalition is a group of sustainability-focused built environment NGOs and organisations working together, alongside the UN High Level…

The David Suzuki Foundation and The Atmospheric Fund are among organizations calling for the government to  amend the More Homes Built Faster Act,…

Provencher_Roy’s Guillaume Martel, Architect and Partner, has been named 2022 LEED Fellow, among 20 professionals, by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI).…

In response to the urgent need for firms to take responsibility for their environmental and social impact, Western Canadian interdisciplinary design firm hcma…

The winners of the 2022 AIA Gold Medal, the organization’s top award, are Angela Brooks, FAIA and Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA, co-founders of the Hawthorne,…

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s 2022 report focuses on the impacts of climate change, and the capacities of natural and human systems to…

TEXT Max Amerongen PHOTOS Courtesy Butterwick Projects There’s a lane in Sundance Housing Co-op that provides a perfect “before” and “after” picture for…

TEXT Shannon Bassett PHOTOS Vid Ingelevics and Ryan Walker Something big is happening east of downtown Toronto. The Don River runs through one of Toronto’s…

Most industry embodied carbon targets and benchmarks focus on architectural building materials, without considering the embodied carbon impact of mechanical,…