Green Building

May 9, 2012

First Passive House in B.C. opens its doors in Whistler

The doors have opened to the first British Columbia home constructed to meet international Passive House standards.

May 9, 2012

Best Prairie projects earn kudos

The best designed projects on the Prairies were given their due at a recent awards gala in Banff, Alberta.

May 9, 2012

Okanagan campus buildings get Green Globes

Vancouver based architecture firm Kasian has been awarded five Green Globes for their work on the Charles E. Fipke Centre for Innovative Research, (Fipke Centre), and the adjacent Arts & Sciences Building, located at the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia (UBCO).

April 25, 2012

New generation of wood highrises set to take shape

A new generation of highrise commercial and institutional wood buildings are planned for B.C. in the next couple of years.

April 11, 2012

Projects better off with LEED certification

Every LEED project I've worked on that went through the certification process is a better building for it. What's two years? Modern buildings last for 50 to 150 years.

March 26, 2012

Contractors turning away from LEED

The construction industry in B.C. and the U.S. is starting to reject the LEED certification process citing it as too costly and taking too long with too many uncertainties.

March 21, 2012

Unique sustainability program takes off

The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has unveiled its first group of certified companies from its Excellence in Sustainable Construction (ESC) program.

February 29, 2012

Making choices to foster a green economy

We've had another call recently, for the development of a green economy in Canada. It's one of those ideas that is hard to argue with. After all, who doesn't want a greener economy, a greener way of life, a greener world?

February 27, 2012

Two Canadian teams will take part in 2013 solar decathlon in California

Two Canadian university teams have been chosen to compete in the 2013 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon.

February 20, 2012

Weighing the benefits of a sustainable concrete duplex

Many eyes will be on a two-storey, precast concrete duplex in Edmonton to see if the prototype can serve as a model for sustainable housing.

March 6, 2010

Thermal Insulation Association of Canada working toward LEED recognition

After two years of discussion with Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC), the Thermal Insulation Association of Canada (TIAC) might be a step closer to gaining LEED recognition.

March 6, 2010

Smith Carter Architects’ office building gets LEED Platinum certification

Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Inc., a Winnipeg-based firm, has received the first LEED Platinum certification for an office building in Manitoba.

March 6, 2010

Port Alberni BC Hydro building shooting for LEED Gold

BC Hydro is heading for higher ground with the construction of its new 23,000-square-foot facility in Port Alberni. The development is shooting for LEED Gold certification and is aiming to use just a quarter of the energy used in an equivalent building built to current market standards.