zero carbon
Construction Business
More student housing coming to SFU campus
A new 445-bed student housing project is coming to Simon Fraser University (SFU) at its Burnaby campus.
Construction Business
City of New Westminster opens new aquatic centre
The City of New Westminster has officially opened the aquatic centre portion of the new təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre.
REMI Network
Stantec to design billion-dollar battery factory in B.C.
Stantec has been selected to provide design services for a $1-billion lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility in British Columbia.
Construction Business
Call for B.C. governments to adopt zero carbon
Leaders in the provincial and national building industry want to see B.C. lead Canada in making all new buildings zero-carbon.
Construction Business
First zero carbon office tower opens in Vancouver
The Stack in Vancouver, a landmark project by Oxford Properties, is the first high-rise commercial tower in North America built to zero carbon standards.
REMI Network
First zero-carbon firehall in Canada opens
Vancouver’s Firehall 17 is Canada’s first ever zero-carbon facility of its kind and is now on track to achieve Passive House certification.
REMI Network
Brampton sportsplex getting $10-mil zero-carbon makeover
The federal government is giving a 30-year-old multi-purpose sportsplex in Brampton, Ontario, $10 million to transform into a zero-carbon facility.
Canadian Property Management
The Big 3 Forces Shaping Building Design
Peter Machnee, Regional Manager at RJC Engineers, shares the “Big 3 Forces” currently shaping building design as we head into 2023.
Construction Business
First campus housing coming for Douglas College
A new campus housing project at Douglas College in New Westminster will provide students a place to live where they learn.
Construction Business
Victoria new buildings to be zero carbon by 2025
Victoria will require all new construction to be zero carbon by 2025, part of its accelerated climate action plan.
Design Quarterly
The urgent need for regenerative design
Pursuing regenerative design is possible with accessible data management tools. Addressing the global climate crisis needs meaningful action.
Construction Business
Centennial College expansion achieves zero carbon
The Centennial College Block A Expansion Project has been certified Zero Carbon under the Canada Green Building standard.
Construction Business
SAIT partnership builds new zero carbon cottage
A new Zero Carbon Cottage is now under construction in CottageClub at Ghost Lake, Alberta under a SAIT partnership.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ottawa hockey facility a zero carbon first
How AMPED Sports Lab and Ice Complex in Ottawa, Ontario, became the first Zero Carbon Building Performance Standard certified arena.
Design Quarterly
Vancouver’s Fire Hall 17 sets aggressive goals
Vancouver’s new Fire Hall 17 reflects the city’s design challenge to build a structure that meets the Zero Carbon Building standard.
Canadian Property Management
The Buzz on Embodied Carbon
Lorena Polovina, Building Science Engineer at RJC Engineers shares the inside scoop on embodied carbon and what building owners need to know.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Blazing a trail for zero carbon in Nova Scotia
The zero carbon project marks an evolution in warehouses and, more broadly, the potential for a lower-emitting industrial sector.
