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8-storey hybrid wood commercial building set to rise in Toronto
The race is on for the tallest of the tall timber buildings in Canada. In Toronto, one contender is 77 Wade Avenue, designed by Bogdan Newman Caranci (BNC) Architects and Urban Design. If completed today, it would be the tallest modern mass…
Danish architectural firm COBE designs affordable housing in downtown Toronto
Danish architectural firm COBE headed by Dan Stubbergard has designed a new mixed use development in Toronto. A client group consisting of Dream Unlimited, Kilmer Van Nostrand Co. Limited and Tricon Capital Group has commissioned COBE to…
B.C. building code adjusted upwards to allow 12 storey wood buildings
OKANAGAN FALLS, B.C. – The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move that Premier John Horgan expects to spur development using timber and give the province a headstart on other parts of…
As climate changes, the way we build homes must change too
About 100 homes in Angus, Ont. were damaged by a tornado in June 2014. Ten lost their roofs and had to be demolished. Gregory Alan Kopp, Western University, Author providedThe impacts of floods, wildfires and other catastrophic…
OAA Submits Recommendations to Fix the Site Plan Approval Process
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has submitted a targeted set of recommendations to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, aimed at bringing consistency and transparency to the Site Plan Approval (SPA) process. Prior…
Study Finds BC Energy Step Code Could Deliver up to 1,700 jobs
The Vancouver Economic Commission (VEC) has launched the Green Building Market Forecast, a report quantifying the potential economic impact of the BC Energy Step Code (ESC) in Metro Vancouver. The study identified a $3.3 billion market…
Ontario nowhere near goal of full accessibility by 2025, review finds
TORONTO – The accessibility law that took effect in Ontario 14 years ago and has served as a blueprint for similar legislation in other parts of Canada has fallen well short of its goals and continues to leave disabled residents facing…
Seven new Warming Huts installations come to Winnipeg
The Warming Huts are back! Presented by Artis REIT, Winnipeg’s popular winter installations return for 2019, with engaging new installations. Started in 2009, Warming Huts: An Art + Architecture Competition on Ice has been melding…
Waste Management Centre touted as Canada’s first ‘Zero Net Energy’ building
Designed to be Canada’s first Zero Net Energy building, the Waste Management and Education Centre has opened in Oxford County, Ontario. The 372-square-metre building, by architect Michael Wilson, features rammed earth walls, wood frame…
Jean Dumontier, architect and artist of Montreal subway stations, dies
Jean Dumontier, an architect who helped design Montreal’s subway and adorned its walls with his art, has died in his early 80s.A spokesperson for the city’s transit agency confirmed the death, which Montreal’s La Presse reported was due…