Earth Day 2023 Spotlight: Four Sustainable Toronto Homes
Digital real estate platform Wahi looks at four very eco-friendly homes built in the Greater Toronto Area, from green condos to a pioneering straw-bale house.
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Lemay Launches a New Initiative to Transform Healthcare Environments
Connecting architecture and healthcare for designs that promote health and well-being.
Call for Submissions: Ordre des architectes du Québec 2023 Awards of Excellence
Applications for the Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ) 2023 Awards of Excellence have officially opened until January 30, 2023. The organization is offering a reduced price for architects who submit a file before December 15, 2022.…
Ivanhoé Cambridge introduces a new mixed-use development
Ivanhoé Cambridge, the City of Montreal, Cogir Real Estate, and Pomerleau announced Haleco, a unique mixed-use development project (residential, commercial, and office) between Old Montreal and Griffintown.Designed by the teams…
Passive House Canada responds to Feds 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan
A number of recommendations by Passive House Canada and others made it into the federal government’s recently released 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Clean Air, Strong Economy.
Suggestions such as increased efficiency standards for the…
Virtual pavilion tackling global sustainability themes for COP26 opens
Build Better Now, an immersive virtual reality exhibition showcasing global ideas for a more sustainable built environment, is officially opened to the public.The virtual pavilion, designed by AECOM in collaboration with Install…
SAPL announces winners of the CBDX: BORDERLANDS competition
The University of Calgary’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL) has announced the three prize winners, honorable mentions and finalists of its international design competition, CBDX: BORDERLANDS.
Participants submitted…
Canada needs infrastructure that can handle climate change, report says
NATIONAL OBSERVERCanada should act fast to protect critical infrastructure from climate breakdown by building resiliency into ports, power grids, bridges, and more, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) says.…
The Société du parc Jean-Drapeau unveils its Vision for Montréal’s Largest Insular Park
The Société du parc Jean-Drapeau is unveiling its 2020-2030 Conservation, Design and Development Management Plan.The initiative is a culmination of more than three years of in-depth work and collective intelligence effort. The result…
Library and Archives Canada reaches significant enhancements to achieve net-zero carbon
Significant enhancements to achieve net-zero carbon are being made to the joint Ottawa Public Library (OPL)–Library and Archives Canada (LAC) facility, which will soon take shape in downtown Ottawa.Prior to these changes, the…