Building Envelope

Building Envelope

When less is more

  How Toronto Method quickly delivers well-insulated, air-tight healthy homes utilizing local trades, materials For their forward-thinking Risebrough Residence in North York, they wanted a home that would sip energy, endure for....

Orwellian nightmare or workplace nirvana?

The Edge, the world’s most intelligent smart building, turns a traditional office environment upside down The work day may start the same as anywhere else, but the minute employees enter The....

Above all else

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....

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