Two recent complementary research studies explore the chemical content and climate impact of the same 30 paint products commonly used on interior walls and wood/metal trim.

A network of Ukrainian urban planners and designers is looking ahead to post-war recovery as the country endures an 11th month of destruction, displacement and uncertainty.

Pursuing regenerative design is possible with accessible data management tools. Addressing the global climate crisis needs meaningful action.

Earth Day provides an opportunity to reflect on what we as individuals can do to restore and care for our planet through green buildings.

With the right market signals and incentives, Canada can create a retrofit economy now that would yield skilled jobs for the Canadian economy, operational savings from energy and carbon reduction and better, healthier buildings for Canadians.

John Peterson, MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects, discusses the latest in sustainability for for commercial and residential buildings.

Vancouver’s new Fire Hall 17 reflects the city’s design challenge to build a structure that meets the Zero Carbon Building standard.

Resiliency in indoor environments are needed for airborne viruses such as COVID-19 but in many buildings that is not the case.

Like humans, living walls might be overdue for a trim, but few are imperilled in the now largely empty surroundings of commercial and institutional buildings.

A2M shared their vision for the future of architecture – a concept called the permacity – at the Buildex architecture keynote in Vancouver.

A panel of speakers explored the significant steps businesses, governments and learning institutions are actively taking towards resilient design

What if we could build homes that are energy efficient, healthy and beautiful? The first passive home in West Vancouver showcases the possibilities.

Engineers and physicians underscore some of the most worrisome vulnerabilities they see, framed through the lens of their professional concerns and responsibilities for public health and safety.

LEED v4.1 O+M’s updates focus on performance outcomes, and not on prescriptive measures to improve performance.

Students of Canada’s newest architecture school won’t have to venture far to see lessons from the classroom come to life. The latest addition to Laurentian

Passive House, a voluntary standard for achieving extremely energy-efficient buildings, appears to be poised for wider uptake in institutional projects.

Interest in the Passive House standard has increased significantly in the last two to three years throughout North America and especially in Western Canada.