B.C. Building Code Adjusted Upwards To Allow 12 Storey Wood Buildings
OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. – The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move that Premier John Horgan expects to…
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Living up to the Living Building Challenge
In this book excerpt, SFU Community Trust president Gordon Harris recounts how HCMA Architecture + Design’s preschool met high sustainability goals without a…
Sincere Forms of Flattery
Are ceramic tiles that imitate other materials abhorrent? Or are they the sustainable alternative When the real thing is running out?
Canada’s Infrastructure of the Future
In 2013, McKinsey & Company declared that, “Simply to support projected economic growth between now and 2030, we estimate that global infrastructure…
CaGBC report points to zero carbon skills gap in construction industry
A new report by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) provides an action plan to close the low-carbon building skills gap in the Ontario construction…
Tall timber towers taking root in Canada as builders look to go green
Six years ago architect Michael Green took the stage at a TED conference and called for an global era of wood-framed skyscrapers.
Some were skeptical.…
New Schulich School building opens at Toronto’s York University
York University and the Schulich School of Business officially opened a new building today designed to bring industry into the classroom and to stimulate…
‘Building Innovation’ with Sidewalk Labs’ Karim Khalifa
In December, Google affiliate Sidewalk Labs unveiled its draft master plan for the Quayside neighbourhood in Toronto. Their proposal includes a dozen mass…
Editorial: Sidewalk Toronto
A significant experiment in smart city design is being proposed in Toronto. Sidewalk Labs—a Google affiliate—is partnering with Waterfront Toronto to create a…
Ontario Government releases public survey on housing supply
A strong demand for housing and limited supply in Ontario has resulted in rapidly rising housing costs over the last few years. In high-growth urban areas, high…
UBC students want to build and study effectiveness of ‘tree canopy’ bus shelters
Students at the University of British Columbia are hoping to build bus shelters with environmental benefits.
Tabinda Shah, a final-year urban forestry…
Lots of unresolved issues as Centre Block closes for at least a decade
Pomp and circumstance on Parliament Hill are about to get a little more complicated.
The most formal rituals — speeches from the throne, twice-yearly royal…