How will we approach the health of our communities and our planet after COVID-19?
As the world faces one of the worst pandemics in recent memory, we now make conscious, everyday decisions that immediately protect our health. Stories…
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Edmonton Convention Centre gets a poetic update with Canada’s largest BIPV system
The update of Edmonton Convention Centre’s iconic multi-level atrium that follows the slope of Edmonton’s river valley is nearing completion. The update…
Vancouver fire hall achieves Zero Carbon first
Vancouver Fire Hall No. 17 has become the first fire hall in Canada to earn the Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) design certification, and the first project to be…
Pembina Institute makes recommendations to rebuild Canada’s economy post-COVID-19
A new paper from the Pembina Institute proposes four guiding principles and a suite of recommendations that support job maintenance and climate action in the…
Perkins and Will Commits to Carbon Assessments for all Projects
Perkins and Will’s Vancouver and Calgary studios are offering clients a Carbon Impact Statement with every project to help identify carbon reduction measures.…
Covid-19: A push for sustainable construction
How will the Covid-19 pandemic affect the built environment? Will we have to rethink concepts such as urban densification—or will we simply return to “business…
Lessons from a Crisis, Lessons for a Crisis
There are important lessons to be learned from the immediate crisis on our doorstep that can help us deal with the much greater crisis looming on the…
Turn the norm (not a return to norm)
When lockdowns and stay-at-home orders began to respond to Covid-19, so did questions of when things can “return to normal”. This line of questioning…
evolv1 achieves dual Zero Carbon Building certification
Evolv1, a three-story building located in the University of Waterloo's David Johnston Research and Technology Park in Waterloo, Ontario, has added the Zero…
We could power a new green movement by talking about energy change
Ron Lamb installed solar panels to power his irrigation systems on the family farm near Claresholm, Alta.
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Derek Gladwin,…