Have you ever wondered about the money and carbon spent replacing an inefficient old building with a new one, and whether the same net results could be achieved through a retrofit? This is the...
An Ontario-based charity believes the adaptive reuse of heritage buildings could be a solution to creating more affordable housing. This week, Guelph’s Heritage Advisory Committee expressed its...
In Canadian Architect, Leanne Snodgrass, BScE, P.Eng., Wendy Macdonald, P.Eng., ENV SP, LEED®AP BD+C, and Dominic Mattman, BASc, P.Eng., LEED® AP, argue that reaching zero-carbon buildings depends on...
RBC and Pontegadea have committed to put RBC’s Toronto headquarters on the path to net-zero by 2040, addressing the carbon emissions from the bank’s third-largest commercial office space. The plan is...
As artificial intelligence moves from novelty to day-to-day tool, architecture practices are beginning to test where it can deliver real value. In this roundtable, James Loder of Wardle, Josh...
The Toronto Society of Architects (TSA) has launched the Future-Ready Design Guide (FRDG), a free resource tailored for multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) in the Greater Golden Horseshoe. This...
Multi-Unit Residential Buildings (MURBs) occupy a critical place in Canada’s urban decarbonization strategy. These high-density residential forms are growing rapidly in every major city and represent...
Ontario has launched a working group to promote the use of more wood-based building materials in construction. The group will lead the implementation of the province’s Advanced Wood Construction...
The City of Toronto recently released its Net Zero Building Retrofit Guides, developed in collaboration with Arup, a resource to support the City in achieving its goal of net zero emissions by...
When Assembly, a Toronto-based builder focused on prefabricated timber buildings, opens its factory in mid-2026, it expects to produce about 1,600 housing units a year with robotic equipment. Known...