Sustainability

Students at the University of British Columbia are hoping to build bus shelters with environmental benefits. Tabinda Shah, a final-year urban forestry…

In the wake of a new Simon Fraser University report on The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects, the Canadian Institute of Planners, the Royal Architectural…

Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Canada’s built environment is necessary to the reduction of Canada’s carbon footprint. This can be done by using…

A team led by RWDI and including the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) and Toronto’s Architect 2030 District have developed Compass, an energy…

The International Garden Festival, presented at the Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens in the Gaspésie region of Québec, Canada is preparing its 20th edition and…

Diamond Schmitt Architects and RWDI have received the Green Building Pioneer Award from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) of Greater Toronto for their…

The Province of BC and Integral Group have launched a new incentive program and juried competition called Better Buildings BC: The Net Zero Energy Ready…

The Honourable Marc Garneau, Canada's Minister of Transport, on behalf of the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, today announced…

Seneca’s new Indigenous centre at Newnham Campus officially opened on Friday during an awakening ceremony. Designed by Toronto's Gow Hastings Architects in…

The Canada Wood Council’s WoodWorks! program recently published an in-depth case study analyzing the design and construction process for the University of…

Windmill Development Group has been selected through a competitive process to partner with the City of Guelph in developing a One Planet Living community in…

More than one-half mile of elevated expressway was demolished in the heart of downtown Montréal to make way for a ground-level urban boulevard and over six…