Carolyn Cheetham from Red Deer, Alta., has been named vice-president of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA).

Twelve shipping containers are being converted into social and affordable housing for women in the Vancouver's downtown eastside.

Vancouver architect Bing Thom has been selected to design a Chinese opera house in Hong Kong.

As part of its annual budgeting process, the City of Vancouver is recommending a series of fee increases, including several impacting the architecture, design and construction sector. The recommendation is for an across the board two per cent ...

Bruce Knapp has joined B+H, as a managing principal in the firm's Vancouver office. B+H is a global, award-winning, design firm recognized for excellence in sustainable design, technical expertise and the delivery of complex, large-scale projects.

A new set of global alternative compliance paths (Global ACPs) are now available for all commercial projects that are pursuing LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) green building certification using the 2009 versions of the rating system. Global ACPs offer flexible methods for international projects to ...

British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC) recently announced that Golder Associates Ltd. has finalized a lease agreement to be the anchor tenant for its new LEED gold office building. The building will be located at Broadway Tech Centre, an integrated office and warehouse development in Vancouver.

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has announced changes to the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Canada certification process that aims to streamline the certification process to an average of less than six months. The goal is to better serve project owners and deliver certification in ...