Up, up and away
Adventurous homeowner bucks tradition with unique treehouse dwelling
Photo credits JVL Photography
For 20 years, the owner of a beautifully-lush, heavily-wooded Ottawa property lived in a little bungalow surrounded....
Floating paradise
Zero-impact custom portable islands can be placed anywhere in the world
The age-old dream about 'having your own private island' has taken on a whole new meaning these days.
Up until recently,....
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Future watch
Fantasy letter by an ‘aquanaut’ teen born at an underwater farm off the coast of South America
Hi People of the Land. My name is Océane. I’m 15. I’m what....
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....
Big changes
Stunning new home for engineering at York University a far cry from nondescript parking lot
The transformation could not have been any more scintillating.
It wasn’t that long ago when visitors to....
Q & A with Michal J. Cerny
Green Building and Sustainable Strategies Magazine catches up with the President and CEO of Ambassador Fine Custom Homes
When Michal J. Cerny is designing for Ambassador Fine Custom Homes, he spends....
True to form
Reid’s Heritage Homes continue as innovators with first net-zero energy project
One of Reid’s Heritage Homes’ company core values is “we are world-class innovators.” And make no mistake about it –....
Minto Bside to set new sustainability benchmark in Toronto with electric car offering
Minto is no stranger to setting sustainability benchmarks within the real estate industry. The developer has long held a reputation for prioritizing green initiatives and environmentally-aware design in each of....
Ahead of his time
Mark Rosenberg ‘one of the pioneers’ of energy-efficient homes in the Toronto area
All the latest talk about energy efficiency in new homes is mostly old hat to Mark Rosenberg.
Since he....
