Posts Tagged ‘Natural daylight’
Monday, January 11th, 2010
New Eco-lab puts focus on green building technologies
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…)
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Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
Niagara Regional Headquarters
The new building creates an urban street presence at a suburban intersection.
The tight budget and schedule requirements of a Design Build contract, combined with the sustainable agenda of a LEED® municipal client set this project apart from others of similar scope and scale. The four-storey office building is an extension to the existing Thorold City Hall, and consolidates operational services for the Niagara Region. (more…)
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Sustainable shelter
considering the need for both human and animal interaction with the building introduced an extra level of design complexity
Design strives for LEED Gold in harsh climate
by Brent Bellamy
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Built to handle more than 10,000 animals annually, this 4,000 sq.m sustainable shelter facility is located on a wooded lot that extends deep into the neighbouring community. The goal was to develop a building form and architectural character that would allow it to sit unobtrusively in its forest setting.
The design challenges were heightened by Winnipeg’s extreme climate, which includes hot summers and the third coldest winters of any major city in the world. (more…)
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Saturday, July 28th, 2007
State-of-the-art training centre balances active and passive technologies
The East elevation where vehicle bays and bermed earth act as thermal buffers and reduce perimeter wall exposure
by Kasia Mychajlowycz
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When the Greater Toronto Airport Authority [GTAA] chose to pursue LEED™ Silver certification for the first time on its new Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute [FESTI], it signified a new sense of commitment to sustainable building technology and a willingness to be held accountable to the rigorous design guidelines and third-party certification of the LEED™ process. (more…)
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