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The Daniels Corporation Unveils its Decarbonization Roadmap

Building Feb 27, 2023

The Daniels Corporation (Daniels) unveiled its sustainability framework entitled, Daniels’ Decarbonization Roadmap, which outlines the company’s action plan for its next two development cycles. The roadmap states Daniels’ goal of…

Architecture

Call for Submissions: 2022 North American Copper in Architecture Awards

Building Feb 3, 2022

Submissions are now being accepted for the 2022 North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) Awards. Architects, designers, and sheet metal contractors are encouraged to submit projects completed in the past three years in the United…

Sustainability

If companies want net-zero carbon offices, they need to focus on building materials

Meike Siegner, Ryerson University and Cory Searcy, Ryerson University Dec 20, 2021

An office building made with cross-laminated timber in Tokyo, Japan. (Shutterstock) Meike Siegner, Ryerson University and Cory Searcy, Ryerson UniversityIn 2020, the extraction, transport and manufacturing of materials for the…

Architecture

UL opens new building envelope test facility for construction industry in Toronto

Building Nov 7, 2018

UL has expanded its services for the building envelope and building sciences market with the opening of its newest facility in Toronto. UL now offers additional building science and building envelope testing services to the Canadian market.…