Charles Dickens Elementary is a new 24-classroom K-7 school with gymnasium, library, special education rooms, commons/lunch room, kitchen, and underground parking facilities. It is located in a single-family residential neighbourhood about a 15-minute bike ride from downtown Vancouver.
By Don Nicolson
Welcome to the LEED® Canada Buildings in Review Supplement, the first in an annual series produced with SABMag. The Supplement serves as a public record of all buildings and interiors in Canada that have obtained LEED certification from the beginnings in 2002 to 2009 inclusive.
Andrew Frontini and Richard
Hammond
Claudette McKay Lassonde was an innovator in Canadian Engineering and instrumental in raising the profile of women in engineering practice and education. It is fitting that the addition to the UWO engineering school that bears her name, is equally committed to the spirit of innovation. (more…)
Andrew Oding and Chris Higgins
In Issue 1 of SABHomes, we provided an overview of the new LEED Canada for Homes rating system for single family homes and multifamily homes up to three stories. In this article we will describe what builders and homeowners can expect when embarking on a LEED Canada for Homes project.
