Green Building

May 20, 2013

Taking a closer look at the risks in green building for contractors

As British Columbia's construction industry becomes more familiar with the principles of green building, questions are being asked about the roles and responsibilities of the builder in realizing sustainable building goals.

May 20, 2013

Colleges conduct construction research in addition to teaching

Colleges in western Canada offer a great many courses where students can learn enough about the construction industry to enable them to go out and get a good job.

May 13, 2013

Building infrastructure boosts the economy

The B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association believes that infrastructure development is the key to growing our economy and for providing a better future for British Columbians.

April 22, 2013

Resilient communities start with homes

The deeper one delves into the related concepts of resilience and sustainability of buildings and cities, the more apparent contradictions one finds.

April 15, 2013

Rain water collection and management part of new headquarters

Sustainable construction work has started recently on the new Vancouver head office of Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC).

April 8, 2013

Building with the earth, not against it

We've paid a lot of attention to "green" building in the last few years. We've looked for ways to design and build structures of all sorts while reducing the carbon footprint of our projects as much as possible.

March 27, 2013

Bullitt Center boasts green tech

Some people are already calling it the world's greenest building, although that may be a bit of a stretch. What is certain is that the Bullitt Center, in Seattle, incorporates an impressive collection of green technologies that will set the building apart from other office buildings in town.

March 18, 2013

Wood project excellence honoured

The best designed wood projects in B.C. were recently honoured at an awards gala in Vancouver, B.C.

March 4, 2013

Concrete thermal mass rediscovered

Climate change is causing the use of thermal mass to be rediscovered in building design to reduce carbon emissions resulting from heating and cooling of buildings, said Andrew Vizer, Cement Association of Canada's marketing and technical affairs director based in Vancouver.

February 25, 2013

Manufacturing concrete from recycled materials earns award

Lock-Block Ltd., a Richmond, B.C. company that manufactures concrete products from recycled materials, recently won a TechGREEN Award from the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of B.C. (ASTTBC).

March 6, 2010

Smith Carter Architects’ office building gets LEED Platinum certification

Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Inc., a Winnipeg-based firm, has received the first LEED Platinum certification for an office building in Manitoba.

March 6, 2010

Thermal Insulation Association of Canada working toward LEED recognition

After two years of discussion with Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC), the Thermal Insulation Association of Canada (TIAC) might be a step closer to gaining LEED recognition.

March 6, 2010

Port Alberni BC Hydro building shooting for LEED Gold

BC Hydro is heading for higher ground with the construction of its new 23,000-square-foot facility in Port Alberni. The development is shooting for LEED Gold certification and is aiming to use just a quarter of the energy used in an equivalent building built to current market standards.