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CaGBC launches Zero Carbon Building Standard

To help meet Canada’s climate change commitments, the Canada Green Building Council has launched the country’s first Zero Carbon Building Standard.

GBCI Canada created to rev up green building

CaGBC and Green Business Certification Inc. are forming a Canadian joint venture called Green Business Certification Inc. Canada (GBCI Canada).

Ron McIntyre joins Dialog as healthcare principal

Architect Ronald McIntyre has joined the Dialog team in Vancouver as healthcare principal. He will be complementing the firm’s healthcare team with more than 25

Kasian acquires interior design studio MartensGroup

MartensGroup, an award-winning Calgary-based interior design studio, is joining Kasian, one of the world’s top 100 integrated design firms.

Green projects join CaGBC’s Zero Carbon Building Pilot Program

CaGBC has picked a diverse set of 16 green building projects across Canada to participate in a two-year pilot of its Zero Carbon Building Standard.

BIG’s Serpentine Pavilion finds home in Vancouver

Bjarke Ingels Group’s (BIG) Serpentine Pavilion will soon find a new permanent home in downtown Vancouver. In 2016, developer Westbank sponsored Bjarke Ingels’ design for

AIBC elects new 2017/2018 council officers

The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) has announced its elected council officers for the 2017/2018 year. The 15-member AIBC Council is comprised of 10 architects

Built Environment Technology Association launches

The Built Environment Technology Association (BETA) has been established to help the real estate industry better utilize developing technologies.

Lemay announces Toker + Associates merger

Lemay, one of Canada’s largest and most creative integrated designers of built environments, has announced a merger with Calgary-based architecture and interior design firm Toker + Associates.

Architectural excellence honoured by AIBC Awards

Architectural excellence was honoured by The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) with its 2017 Architectural Awards. Representing the best in architecture from the AIBC

2017 CISC Alberta steel design winners revealed

The six winners of the 2017 Alberta Steel Design Awards of Excellence were recently honoured in Edmonton. The CISC Award celebration is held every other

Google’s Kitchener office earns LEED v4

Google’s new office in the Breithaupt Block, a redeveloped historic building in the warehouse district of downtown Kitchener, Ontario, has earned LEED v4 Silver for

RAIC announces 2017 Prix du XXe siècle recipients

The Ontario Place Cinesphere and Pods and the CN Tower has been honoured by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), in partnership with The

Nelson Byrd Architects to design Aga Khan Garden

Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects will design the new Aga Khan Garden, Alberta at the University of Alberta Botanic Garden. Set to open in 2018,

CIBC moving headquarters to Bay Park Centre

CIBC will be moving about 15,000 of its Toronto-area employees to its new headquarters at Bay Park Centre in Toronto’s financial district.

Canadian landscape architecture celebrated

Canadian landscape architecture excellence was celebrated by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) at its annual National Awards of Excellence. The award-winning projects are preeminent

DIALOG and newstudio announce merger

DIALOG and newstudio architecture inc. are merging into one architecture firm that will operate out of DIALOG’s Edmonton studio, effective April 1.