Green Building
REMI Network
World’s first vertical forest nears completion
Bosco Verticale, translated "vertical forest," is a pair of residential apartment towers that are being constructed in the centre of Milan, Italy.
Construction Business
Innovative learning environment
The UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences Building is a state-of-the-art facility that brings together all of the faculty’s ...
Construction Business
A daunting challenge
Graham Design Builder’s first public-private partnership (P3) project in British Columbia was a daunting one – build not one but three major health care ...
Canadian Property Management
‘Nutrition labelling’ for building products
The Health Product Declaration (HPD) open standard was developed to provide support for evaluating products ...
Building Strategies & Sustainability
A task of Olympic proportions
Millennium Water is the largest green development project in British Columbia, covering nine city blocks in Southeast False Creek.
Design Quarterly
Health advocacy
A collective effort is underway to develop a Health Product Declaration, which is aimed at creating a consistent format for reporting product content ...
Construction Business
Building innovation
A new landmark educational facility at SAIT Polytechnic is not only transforming the campus but the teaching and learning environment for the next generation of skilled construction workers.
Construction Business
Serving the community
A new headquarters for the RCMP E Division is being built in Surrey, B.C. When completed, it will be the largest RCMP complex in Canada.
Construction Business
Making a difference
BC Cancer Agency’s sixth regional cancer centre, Centre for the North, will make a huge difference to the lives of patients in Prince George ...
Canadian Facility Management & Design
LEEDing the way with ergonomics
The USGBC has introduced an ergonomics pilot credit that promotes the creation of spaces and buildings that support occupant health and performance and have lower operational costs.
Construction Business
Complex wood design
The stunning new visitor centre at VanDusen Botanical Gardens has set a new benchmark for sustainable design and conservation.
Canadian Property Management
From rocky relations to common ground
A new voluntary standard, SERA, will enable developers of green projects to specify certified aggregates and/or help them to identify ...
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Choosing the best LEED for the job
The CaGBC has expanded its offering of LEED rating systems. With the proliferation of these products, choosing the most appropriate one ...
Design Quarterly
Guiding principles for sustainability
This video report looks at past, present and future approaches to green building. Commentators: CaGBC's Thomas Mueller, Busby Perkins+Will's Peter Busby and Bunting Coady Architects' Teresa Coady.
