Browsing Category
Sustainability
3 ways cities can prepare for climate emergencies
Thousands of people evacuated Calgary when its two rivers flooded in June 2013.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Cities are on the front line of climate change. While their footprints cover a mere two per cent of the Earth’s surface,…
Data From FortisBC Reveals the Impact of Making Older Apartments More Sustainable
FortisBC released emissions and energy use data showing that simple energy efficiency upgrades in older apartment buildings have the potential to reduce carbon emissions in the province by about 200,000 tonnes annually, or the…
Three Political Parties Respond to the RAIC’s Built Environment Questions
Three parties have responded to questions from the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) about sustainability, living conditions in Indigenous communities, federal procurement, and a national architecture policy for Canada.The…
OAA Headquarters Building Renewal
The OAA’s Don Mills Headquarters was designed by Toronto architect Ruth Cawker, winner of a 1989 province-wide design competition. It had been built to the R2000 standard, which was better than the norm at the time.This was…
The 2019 Greenest School in Canada is W. D. Ferris Elementary
W.D. Ferris Elementary School in Richmond, BC is this year’s Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC) Greenest School in Canada competition winner. The school will receive a $2,000 cash award to put toward a new or ongoing sustainability…
The RAIC Submits Four Questions for Politicians for a Better Built Environment
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has sent the political parties an issues brief and four questions on sustainability and resilience, a National Architecture Policy, First Nations communities, and procurement.During the…
Montréal Mayor Commits to 55 Per Cent Emissions Cut at UN, Says Cities Must Play Big Role
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. — Montréal Mayor Valerie Plante was on the international stage at the United Nations Climate Summit today, telling the audience that cities will have a key role to play in the fight against climate change.Plante…
Endress+Hauser Invests in a Customer Experience Centre in Burlington
Endress+Hauser Canada is investing in a sustainable, $28 million, Customer Experience Centre in Burlington, Ontario designed by mcCallumSather.The new two-storey, 47,000 square-foot facility will target net zero energy, the Zero Carbon…
East Port Properties Warehouse Awarded Zero Carbon Building Design Certification
East Port Properties’ 355 Wilkinson building—part of the Wilkinson Warehouses in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia — has achieved the Zero Carbon Building Design Certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC).According to the…
IBC Joins the GCA in Call for Climate Adaptation
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has joined the Global Commission on Adaptation’s (GCA) call to action for climate adaptation.The IBC congratulated the GCA on its flagship report, Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate…