Highest wooden building in the world to be built in Amsterdam
Beginning in 2017, construction of the tallest timber tower in the world will get underway on the banks of the....
The straight goods on green building and energy-efficient home design
By William Hirsch
Green building is the catch phrase for the creation of houses that are energy-efficient and environmentally responsible in their design and construction.
I’m old enough to remember the first Earth....
A glimpse of Toronto’s future
The Bjarke Ingels Group’s King Street West design melds suburban sensibilities with cityscape
It’s not exactly a walk on the wild side, but standout architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has....
On the cusp
Ottawa’s Innovation Centre at Bayview Yards poised to take its place among top entrepreneurial hubs
Ingenuity and sustainable progressive thinking are talking points for Toronto’s MaRS Discovery District and Waterloo’s Communitech,....
Trendsetter in sustainability
Sinclair Construction takes a collaborative stance to reinforce its reputation as an industry leader
Many builders talk the talk about sustainable strategies, but Sinclair Construction takes the discussion to a whole....
Forest Stewardship and Education Centre wins Environmental Design Award
Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre built to world’s strictest environmental standards
By Sarah Hicks
Walking through the Hollidge Tract of the York Regional Forest today it is difficult to believe....
Heartwood the Beach
Toronto’s first wood-frame condo development features character and sustainability
Toronto is known as a city with a vibrant, cross-cultural population mix, but that penchant for diversity is now extending into the....
Pinnacle of energy efficiency
Owens Corning Canada and a team of 5 leading builders have partnered to build affordable net zero homes in 5 communities across Canada
The future is now for net-zero housing in....
Top of the world
Vertical village in Singapore turns isolation into horizontal connectivity
It’s quite a crowning achievement for German architect Ole Scheeren.
His project, a vertical village in Singapore named The Interlace, keeps picking up....
The White Tree
Multi-purpose structure in France lauded as innovative and sustainable
The French city of Montpellier has ventured “outside the box” in pursuit of a design for a new sustainable multi-purpose tower.
After a....
