Farrow Partnership Architects
Context
Situated at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, the site currently features a 5-star eco-resort founded by a client who is committed to creating a restorative place in....
ARQUIETECTONICA
More than computers
Microsoft headquartered in standout sustainable building in Paris, France
The Microsoft brand has always been synonymous with change and innovation – and that link often goes far beyond the....
HUMBER RIVER HOSPITAL
The future of healthcare: lean, green and digital
Humber River Hospital, designed by HDR
In 2008 the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) approved funding for Humber River Hospital (HRH),....
Archetype Sustainable House: Celebrating Five Years of Demonstration and Research
By Tracy Hanes and Tim Van Seters
When it was constructed at the Kortright Conservation Centre in 2009, the Archetype Sustainable House (ASH) was intended to be a state-of-the-art "green" abode....
Vincent Callebaut Architectures: THE FLAVOURS ORCHARD
CONSTRUCTION OF 45 PLUS-ENERGY (BEPOS) VILLAS IN A SMART GRID
KUNMING 2014, YUNNAN PROVINCE, SOUTHWEST CHINA
1. CHINA’S ECO-HIGH-TECH CITIES : TOWARDS AN ENERGY EFFICIENT COMMUNITY IN KUNMING
Stepping out of your....
LEED VS. GREEN GLOBES
LEED and Green Globes - a Comparison
By Jiri Skopek AA DIP.,OAA, MCIP, RIBA
With the sudden re-emergence of Green Globes as a recognized green building rating system, practitioners may be wondering....
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....
