Interview with Michael Sugar
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by Carine De Pauw
2M ago
Starting on the path to zero The Canada Green Building Council recently hired a new Director of Zero Carbon Buildings. Michael Sugar comes to the Council from the energy sector, with a background in clean energy and energy efficiency. Michael is heading up the Zero Carbon program at CAGBC, which includes the standards, as well as initiatives to help accelerate Canada’s shift toward zero carbon buildings and retrofits. You recently joined CAGBC as Director of Zero Carbon buildings. What’s your mandate in this role? As an industry-driven organization, we’re focused on helping provide solutions ..read more
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VIEWPOINT – REPRESENTING REALITY: WHY MATERIALS MATTER
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by Carine De Pauw
2M ago
By Lindsey Wikstrom In 2019, the United Nations published its Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction. The document included an estimate that the global construction industry will build the equivalent of New York City (including all five boroughs) every month for the next 40 years. This represents an enormous quantity of material, much of it slated to be concrete and steel, composed of minerals extracted from the earth and produced using enormous amounts of non-renewable energy. There is no expectation that the rate of construction, which is fastest in Asia and Africa, will slow ..read more
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Visit the Directory online for Listings organized by Product Category and by LEED Category
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by Carine De Pauw
2M ago
LEED categories noted for the products listed in the following pages are intended to show how these products can potentially help a project earn LEED v4 points. See the digital directory here ..read more
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WINDERMERE FIRE STATION No.31
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by Carine De Pauw
2M ago
Canada’s first net-zero fire station features sweeping PV array Windermere Fire Station No. 31 is located in southwest Edmonton in a rapidly expanding neighbourhood. The project is the City of Edmonton’s first net-zero building, achieved through a comprehensive passive design approach and a combination of solar arrays, geothermal heating and cooling. he 1,520 sq.m facility has bays for three fire engines as well as offices, sleeping quarters and dining areas for a crew of up to 12 firefighters.  The post-disaster, non-combustible, sprinklered building will also act as a community centr ..read more
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The Contribution of Structural thermal Breaks to Overall Energy Performance
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by Carine De Pauw
2M ago
By Tracy Dacko As our energy codes become more and more stringent, thermal breaks are increasingly important to prevent condensation and mould, reduce heat loss through envelope penetrations, lower energy costs and reduce carbon emissions. Among the most critical locations to address this concern is at projecting balconies, where cantilevered slabs were traditionally a major contributor to the overall thermal bridging through the envelope. The introduction of structural thermal break systems  has prompted a resurgence of interest in balconies, which are once again a prominent feature o ..read more
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CARBON CAPTURE, UTILIZATION & STORAGE
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by Carine De Pauw
2M ago
An Industry Strategy for Limiting Carbon Emissions By Alfredo Carrato When it comes to limiting the amount of carbon emissions globally responsible for advancing climate change, the construction sector has a substantial role to play. Overall, construction is responsible for more than one-tenth of total carbon emissions around the world, and a large portion of this carbon footprint comes from the manufacturing of building materials such as cement, the second-most consumed material in the world after water. However, the past decade or so has seen significant advancements in methodologies for ..read more
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CENTENNIAL COLLEGE: A-BUILDING EXPANSION
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by Carine De Pauw
2M ago
LEED Gold, net-zero carbon, and WELL certifications signify huge commitment to sustainability By Craig Applegath Established in 1966, Centennial College of Applied Arts & Technology is the oldest publicly funded college in Ontario.  A-Building is situated on the Progress Campus in Scarborough, about 25km east of Downtown Toronto. The city of Toronto is located on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many different First Nations, Inuit and Métis pe ..read more
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Waterfront Innovation Centre
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by Carine De Pauw
2M ago
Transformative project targets LEED Platinum By Peter Kurkjian and David Copeland The Waterfront Innovation Centre (WIC) was born out of a competition by Waterfront Toronto in 2015 with the intention of transforming Toronto’s once derelict East Bayfront Precinct into an animated mixed-use community. WIC is a purpose-built commercial development that caters to Toronto’s growing technology and media sectors. The project consists of two mid-rise buildings connected by a bridge, with a total area of 44,000 sq.m (475,000 sq. ft.). Passive design strategies include optimized natural daylighting ..read more
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THE WELLINGTON
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by Carine De Pauw
5M ago
THE WELLINGTON Good design and high performance break stereotype of affordable housing By Stephen Kopp Located at the historic intersection of Union & Wellington streets in the heart of Saint John, The Wellington is a 6-storey mixed-use development, with ground floor commercial space and 5 upper floors containing a total of 47 affordable and market rate apartment units. On a tight urban site, the building massing steps back in three volumes to reveal the neighbouring landmark Loyalist House, views of historic church towers on Germain Street, and the leafy maples of Queen Square in the d ..read more
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INTERVIEW WITH
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by Carine De Pauw
5M ago
Irene Rivera and Esther van Eeden: Designing the Passive House Putman Family YWCA Irene Rivera, associate architect, and Esther van Eeden, director of high-performance buildings, at Kearns Mancini Architects in Toronto (kmai.com), were part of the design team of the Passive House certified Putman Family YWCA in Hamilton which received the Technical Award in the SABMag 2023 Canadian Green Building Awards, https://sabmagazine.com/2023-winners-sabmag-canadian-green-building-awards/ 1. Kearns Mancini had completed some Passive House projects previously, but why did you recommend Passive House c ..read more
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