Yearly Archives: 2013

Winter 2013

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Tower of Power

Dutch architects hold out hope that skyscraper project utilizing wind power will come to fruition With an eye trained directly on a sustainable future, Amsterdam-based NL Architects has come up with....

WORLD GREEN CENTER

Sustainable shakeup The World Green Center in Chile improves quality of life for workers and provides business district makeover By GREG McMILLAN Decisions, decisions, decisions – cCe Architects of Santiago, Chile, had one....

superkul

CANADA'S FIRST ACTIVE HOUSE Toronto based architects superkül designed Canada’s first Active House in Ontario’s Niagara region. Great Gulf, one of Canada’s largest home builders, selected superkül, a firm with a....

AMPHIBIOUS HABITAT

Back to nature Thai project Amphibious Habitat borrows from existing ecological systems to tackle delta flooding problems Right now, it’s in the experimental design stage, but an ambitious concept put forth by....

TORONTO 2030 DISTRICT

Is Toronto Ready for a 2030 District? Jeff Ranson – Executive Director, Toronto 2030 District Continent-wide, an ambitious urban building conservation initiative is seeks to address the environmental impacts of buildings. “2030....

Delta-Rae Homes

Luxury and sustainability Delta-Rae Homes maintains a delicate balance between industry standards, emerging ideas and green trends Carmen Calabrese has been ahead of the curve for years – and the president and....

GREEN GLOBES

Green Globes – the little green building rating system that could… Jiri Skopek  AA Dip., OAA, MCIP, RIBA Green certifications help to ensure that buildings are energy and resource efficient, achieve operational....

Hualien Beach Resort

Dramatic transformation Industrial backwater in Taiwan set to become destination/tourist health spa Once upon a time, not that long ago, a prominent section of land in Taipei, Taiwan, was home to a....

Urbandale’s Proud Foundations

How an Ottawa builder is using exterior foundation insulation to build better basements. Drive through a new Urbandale community in Ottawa, and you may notice something different about the houses.  With....

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