Issue 13 - September | October 2008
Loblaw Companies Ltd. Headquarters
Careful design delivers high quality work space on large scale
This new 51,100 m2 head office building, located on a 9.9 hectare site, represents a major initiative in Loblaw's ongoing commitment to the environment and its employees. The client's objective was to provide a high quality work environment, one that would embody and reflect the company's own philosophy of sourcing with integrity, making positive differences in the community and in the way we operate culturally, socially and environmentally at work and at home. » Read more
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UBC Chemistry Centre
Past and present coexist comfortably in heritage laboratory renovation
The design team took advantage of the building's location, large operable windows, and relatively narrow floor plate » Read more
Woodward Ave. Environmental Laboratory
Low environmental impact and high indoor air quality drive design
Wastewater-testing / maintains a low profile in keeping with the scale of its residential neighbours, and the use of exterior materials such as wood siding, brick and stucco further strengthens this connection. » Read more
Tech Note: Building envelopes
The basics start with environmental loads
An understanding of building envelope physics, external environments, envelope systems and their interactions is necessary to design energy-efficient and durable buildings. » Read more
Tech Note: Sustainable sites
New rating systems will change our ways
The Living Site and Infrastructure Challenge promise to bring many new ideas to the table, thus making a substantial contribution to the evolution of design practice in the coming decade. » Read more
