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....
The role of new development in the future of green cities
How architecture and engineering promote sustainable lifestyles in urban centres
Developers build for the future. But only recently has sustainability become a major factor for the industry. Over the last decade,....
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,....
On the cutting edge
Derek Nicholson Incorporated has developed a stellar reputation working with some of Canada’s most innovative architects
The words ‘cutting edge’ come to mind whenever one thinks about the work done by....
AIA – Top Ten Plus
Edith Green-Wendell Wyatt Federal Building Lauded with AIA Sustainable Design Award
GSA project highlighted as example of reducing operating costs, saving tax payer money and providing healthier work space for a....
The American Institute of Architects Select the 2016 COTE Top Ten Green Projects
Projects showcase excellence in ecological design principles and reduced energy consumption
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of....
Wood – Renewable and Responsible Choice
Wood – a natural choice for today when considering our tomorrow
by Peter Moonen
National Sustainability Manager
Canadian Wood Council
Photography: Ema Peter (Vancouver, BC)
Photo courtesy of the Wood Design & Building Awards Program
In....
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....
Treehouse
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....
