Building Envelope

May 22, 2013

New ETFO headquarters a benchmark design

The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario (ETFO) has set a benchmark in sustainable design with its recently completed headquarters.

May 8, 2013

Future of the building envelope discussed in forum series

Planned as a first in a series of forums on sustainable development, Sustainability, Durability, and Design: The Future of Building Envelope, kicked off the series organized by Holcim Canada, the University of Toronto’s Department of Civil Engineering and the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design.

April 22, 2013

TMG Builders continues construction on Emerald Park condos in Toronto

Construction rises above grade at the Emerald Park Condominiums at Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue in North York, Ont.

April 15, 2013

Goderich rebuilds from the rubble

Just before 4 p.m. on Aug. 21, 2011, a tornado tore through the Lake Huron shoreline town of Goderich, Ont.

April 12, 2013

Life Construction works on Eden Park Towers in Markham, Ontario

Workers build a section of the Eden Park Towers phase two in Markham, Ont.

April 8, 2013

Fly in the Sky

Window installation has reached the top floor at the Fly Condominiums in Toronto, Ont.

March 25, 2013

Versatile sports facility to serve multi-purpose

Saint Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology is southwestern Ontario’s major technical school. With its growing population — now 6,500 students at its two Windsor campuses — school officials thought it was about time the college updated its athletic buildings.

March 21, 2013

New Essex emergency services hub loaded with green features

A facility that houses both a fire hall and an emergency medical services (EMS) station has opened in the town of Essex following eight months of construction.

March 14, 2013

Algo Centre Mall architect testifies that roof parking not his decision

During at times testy exchanges with commission lawyer Bruce Carr-Harris, James Keywan said it was Nick Hirt, vice-president of mall owner Algocen Realty who made the decision to put parking on the roof, which collapsed last year killing two women.

March 8, 2013

TMG Builders continues construction on Emerald Park condos in Toronto

Construction moves upwards on the Emerald Park Condominiums at Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue in North York, Ont.

April 30, 2010

MediaPlex at St. Clair College helps in revival of Windsor’s core

It’s called the MediaPlex. It’s St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology’s new hi-tech journalism school located right in the centre of downtown Windsor.

April 30, 2010

German firm launches ‘intelligent envelope’ system

In modern building design and construction, every component is getting a rethink around increased efficiency and reduced operating costs.

April 30, 2010

Prairie Art Gallery in Grande Prairie, Alberta a building within a building

The new Prairie Art Gallery in Grande Prairie, Alta. has been designed as a building-within-a-building to honour the city’s heritage and the rigorous environmental requirements of a modern art gallery.

April 30, 2010

Halsall Associates begins second part of brick study

A two-part study measuring the impact of interior insulation on solid masonry walls may provide some solutions on how to effectively and safely bring Canada’s extensive inventory of older buildings up to modern day energy efficiency standards.

April 30, 2010

Toronto’s Royal Trust Tower undergoing $110-million revitalization

A massive renewal of one of Toronto’s oldest office towers is designed to bring the building up to modern day energy efficient and sustainability performance standards while respecting its heritage character.

April 30, 2010

Canadian architect revives Penn Station PowerHouse in New York

When CGS Developers and Zigmond Brach of Brooklyn, NY undertook the historic condominium renovation of a New York City landmark, the intention was to preserve as much of the structure as possible.

April 30, 2010

First Canadian Place gets 72-storey facelift

Almost 40 years after it was constructed, the 72-storey, 298-metre-high First Canadian Place office tower still retains its status as Canada’s largest office tower. Now it will soon be receiving what is conceivably the largest recladding in the country.