Against a backdrop of climate change, inflation, and armed conflict, the global energy system is undergoing change and facing scrutiny. As stated by the United Nations, buildings must be heated, lit...
Peel Region, the City of Brampton, and project partners recently celebrated the topping out of Basswood Senior Residences, a 198-unit affordable seniors housing project on Main Street in Brampton...
For decades, heat pumps in cold climates were treated as a compromise technology—acceptable in shoulder seasons, questionable when temperatures dropped, and often paired with a fossil-fuel backup...
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...
Ricardo Brites has spent much of his career helping move engineered timber buildings from ambitious design experiments into practical housing solutions. Originally from Portugal, Brites completed his...
Throughout the construction industry, architects are increasingly prioritizing daylighting as a critical design factor for delivering high-performance buildings. Distributing natural daylight indoors...
As mass timber construction continues to build momentum, critical lessons learned on jobsites are emerging to ensure successful project outcomes. The aesthetics and many benefits of mass timber are...
The Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence are now open for submissions, with a deadline of Friday, September 12, 2025. Celebrating 57 years of recognizing design excellence, the awards honour...
Addressing the urgent housing shortage, a modular and prefab residential company will launch in the Greater Toronto Area next year, with initial plans of producing up to 3,000 units annually. “We’re...
Traditional building development follows a risky model - design, build at full scale, and hope everything works as planned. Sustainable housing prototypes flip this script by creating functioning...