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June 1, 2017August 15, 2019

Queen Richmond Centre West, Toronto

April 4, 2017August 15, 2019

Interview with Mark Hutchinson

Mark Hutchinson, Vice President of Green Building Programs at the Canada Green Building Council [CaGBC], is heading up the Council’s new Zero Carbon Buildings Initiative which could affect how we design and operate buildings in the coming years. Continue reading “Interview with Mark Hutchinson”

April 4, 2017August 15, 2019

Viewpoint: Embedding Value

Examples of the variety of urban conditions in the False Creek South neighbourhood

Examples of the variety of urban conditions in the False Creek South neighbourhood

*RePlan’s idea of embedded afforda bility depicted as sustaina ble preserves in the urban pantr y

False Creek South in relation to Downtown Vanco uver

April 4, 2017September 13, 2019

CEU: Energy Retrofits

the existing façade and proposed design, respectively, for the west elevation of N Building, featuring a highperformance curtain wall and connection to the adjacent courtyard.

the existing façade and proposed design, respectively, for the west elevation of N Building, featuring a highperformance curtain wall and connection to the adjacent courtyard

April 4, 2017February 21, 2019

2016 LEED Canada Buildings-in-review: Highlighting LEED®-certified buildings in 2016

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April 4, 2017August 15, 2019

Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning

Detail of the curtain wall with its 80% ceramic frit pattern

One OF the collaborative spaces viewed from above [3]. View of the main entrance at dusk

The multi-storey collaborative spaces serve as meeting places for staff working in labs and offices on two or three consecutive floors

The stack of curved collaborative spaces articulates the east facade, and connect building occupants to the surrounding neighbourhood

The multi-storey collaborative spaces serve as meeting places for staff working in labs and offices on two or three consecutive floors

Wood accents in the office areas create visual warmth in the work environment

Laboratory spaces are organized with work areas closest to THE windows to maximize natural light and views

April 4, 2017August 15, 2019

Sustainability: the story from here

City Fields – the winning entry in Montreal’s annual Luminotherapy competition that seeks to create an immersive winter experience.

Edison Residence – a student residence facing McGill University that uses photoengraved concrete panels to animate the site’s history.

560 KM – an urban installation that offers Montrealers a glimpse into the world of timber rafting – a sensory experience that stimulates cultural memory.

Irène – a mixed use building with a dynamic perforated façade that veils and reveals the activity within, creating an animated collage of collective habitation.

30 Lits – an ephemeral art installation in downtown Montreal that spontaneously transformed the vacant lot prior to the construction of the Edison Residence project.

The Acre’s public art installation: Le Petanque Parc inspires people to rethink the value of neglected urban spaces through play.

Port City Royal is a restaurant design that opened up a historic building that sat ‘bricked–up’ for a quarter of a century.

The Picaroons General Store is an an adaptive reuse of an abandoned parking garage turned microbrewery that puts community first.

January 3, 2017August 15, 2019

2017 Canadian Directory of Products and Services for High-Performance Building

Visit the Directory online for Listings organized by Product Category and by LEED Category

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January 3, 2017August 15, 2019

Stade de Soccer de Montréal

January 3, 2017September 13, 2019

SABMag on high-performance housing: MAFCOHOUSE