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For Decades environmentalists have been warning us that human economic activity is exceeding the planet’s limits. In recent years, the imperative to respond to climate change has propelled environmental issues to a high level of public concern.

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CASE STUDIES

Winnipeg's Manitoba Hydro Place by KPMB Architects Inc.

Manitoba Hydro, the primary energy utility in the province of Manitoba, set ambitious goals for its new headquarters, including energy efficiency, urban revitalization, and a supportive workplace. The 700,000 square foot, 22-story office tower occupies a full block in the center of Winnipeg

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SLIDE LIBRARY

Introduction to Sustainability

Lewis Mumford has claimed that "the modern architect has produced the most flagrantly uneconomic and uncomfortable buildings…which can be inhabited only with the aid of the most expensive devices of heatng and refrigeraton " ...

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CURRENT

Part office building, part power plant

Source: Globe & Mail: Imagine: An office Building with no carbon footprint. It may seem like a tall order, but that’s the plan for the GreenLife Business Centre in Milton, Ont., scheduled to begin construction in February.....

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BOOK SHELF

The hok Guide to Sustainable Design

A practical reference guide on the integration of sustainable, high performance design covers major sustainability issues on an introductory level. Newly updated...

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Sustainable design aspires to create a common future where impending generations ability to meet their own needs are not compromised. This hinges on our ability to protect environmental quality, and thus quality of life. This is a future dependent upon making decisions today that protect or improve environmental quality. Building ecologically sensitive, highly efficient, sustainable buildings and communities is an enormous part of this challenge.