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June 14, 2013
Global projects adopting LEED v4
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that nearly 100 building projects across the globe are already using LEED v4, the next version of the LEED green building program, by participating in the LEED v4 beta program.
June 14, 2013
Design team wins award for work on Evergreen Brick Works
A design team that included Halsall Associates was honoured for its work at Evergreen Brick Works in Toronto with a 2013 Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) Charter Award. The awards are regarded as the urban design industry’s preeminent global awards for excellence.
June 7, 2013
Free LEED certification for projects breaking ground in new markets
In an effort to accelerate sustainable development around the world, a new campaign is offering free LEED certification to the first green building projects to certify in the 112 countries where LEED has not taken root.
May 28, 2013
Canada home to 1,000 LEED certified projects
One thousand Canadian building projects have now been LEED certified, representing the second largest number of certified buildings in the world after the United States.
May 21, 2013
More green roofs top Toronto buildings
The roofs on Toronto buildings are becoming more green, according to the Annual Green Roof Industry Survey.
May 9, 2013
LEED specified for all U.S. General Services Administration buildings
A green building advisory committee established by the General Services Administration (GSA), has officially recommended that the LEED certification system be used for all GSA buildings as the best measure of building efficiency. The committee also conveyed that LEED should be the primary way to show how agency buildings use energy and water and that LEED standards are the most conducive to meet the Energy Independence and Security Act.
May 1, 2013
Miller Paving’s RAP process wins ORBA green leadership award
Miller Paving Ltd.’s (the Miller Group) research and development on uses for Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) materials in pavement processes where RAP materials had not traditionally been considered has earned the organization the 2013 ORBA Green Leadership and Sustainability Award.
April 17, 2013
LEED Silver for Kitchener’s WalterFedy building
The downtown Kitchener headquarters of WalterFedy has received LEED Silver certification in the commercial interiors category. Seen above is a view of the lobby.
April 9, 2013
Green new Niagara Construction Association president
Grimsby native Tyler Green, newly elected president of the Niagara Construction Association (NCA), says association members stand to reap benefits from a number of large-scale projects planned in the region over the next couple of years.
April 4, 2013
OAA’s 2013 best in design winners unveiled
The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) has honoured the best in architectural design in its 2013 awards program.
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Reed Construction Data Canada’s Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
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