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....
Animated Apertures : Biomimicry in Architecture
B+U Architects
Mixing Nature and Technology
Biomimicry or biomimetics is the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems
Los Angeles based B+U Architects,....
SUSTAINABLE.TO – RESILIENT HOUSE
Three in a row
Third major passive house design award in as many years for architects at Sustainable.TO
By GREG McMILLAN
Paul Dowsett is waxing poetic and his passion has a way of....
TD BANK’S NEW CONCEPT BRANCH
Banking on green
New concept branch in Mississauga showcases TD Bank Group’s commitment to environmental leadership
TD Bank Group customers could be in for a mild, yet pleasant, surprise next time they....
