Design teams from around the world are expected to create powerful visual renderings of truly sustainable cities based explicitly on the Imperatives of the Living Building Challenge 2.0. The Living City Design Competition…

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has announced that Jim McKee has been named Executive Director, effective July 19. McKee comes to the Institute with experience heading the Coalition for Cultural Diversity (CCD) where he…

Enermodal Engineering, based in Kitchener with offices in Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto, was recently named one of Canada’s 50 Greenest Employers, and also named to the Top 35 Employers for New Canadians, by the Top 100 Employers…

The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts are pleased to announce the recipients of the Governor General’s Medals in Architecture for 2010 recognizing outstanding design in recently built…

The highest grade on the 2010 Green Provincial Report Card for the provinces was a C, achieved by British Columbia, which led the way on green certified new buildings, energy efficiency and organic food consumption. The highest grade…

The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH) along with the Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) with Summerhill Impact has expanded the voluntary “Switch the Stat” program to meet…

The Cement Association of Canada has announced that the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada/ Cement Association of Canada Industrial Research Chair in Concrete Durability and Sustainability was awarded to Dr.…

As the Canadian economy begins to reap the benefits of economic recovery, Toronto’s office market is still feeling some of the effects of the recession, albeit all signs of market deterioration have stopped, according to Colliers…

EnerQuality Corporation, which provides certification, training and consultation in energy-efficient housing to the Ontario residential construction industry, has launched the Local Energy Efficiency Partnerships (LEEP) in four Ontario…