Anti-logging protests make history in Canada
More than 866 protesters against old-growth logging have been arrested in western Canada since April. These protests...
Ken Soble Tower sets an example for high-rise sustainability
Vacant and in disrepair, the Ken Soble Tower in the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada was a candidate for a sale...
You can rent the world's first 3D-printed Airbnb tiny home
With 3D printing, a small blob of material can turn into something amazing. Fibonacci House realizes this potential,...
A billion intertidal animals roasted in BC heat wave
The recent heatwave that swept the West Coast of the U.S. and Canada claimed many human casualties, including at...
Green-roofed campus brings a sustainable social nexus to Toronto
Community building recently received a boost in Toronto's bustling downtown core with the completion of the new...
An urban farm tops a LEED Gold-targeted health education tower in Toronto
Global design practice Perkins and Will has raised the bar for sustainable campus design with the award-winning...
Modernist Bata shoe factory transforms into geothermal-powered homes
Toronto-based design firm BDP Quadrangle has fulfilled a long-held dream of the late Sonja Bata of Bata Shoes fame...
Local materials make up a lakeside home tied to nature
On the shore of Lake Simon in the Outaouais region of Québec, Montreal-based architecture firm L'Abri has...
Canada's last Arctic ice shelf has collapsed
The Milne Ice Shelf, the largest remaining intact ice shelf in Canada, has collapsed. According to researchers...
LEED Gold-targeted library and community park has otherworldly appeal
Toronto-based architecture firm RDHA has completed the Springdale Library and Komagata Maru Park, a new inclusive...
Green-roofed Honey Bee Research Centre targets LEED Gold
Toronto-based architecture firm Moriyama & Teshima Architects has unveiled renderings for the new Honey Bee...
Canada’s first net-zero carbon, mass-timber college building to rise in Toronto
The Centennial College in Toronto will soon make history with the addition of Canada’s first net-zero carbon,...
York University’s new green-roofed student center celebrates inclusivity
After overwhelmingly voting in favor of a second campus building devoted solely to student space, students at Toronto’s...
LEED Gold-targeted Ottawa library will honor local history
After nearly a year of public input by Canadians from coast to coast, Toronto-based Diamond Schmitt Architects...
Urban Beehive Project creates a buzz around honeybee education
In Charlottetown, Canada, a delightful buzz of eco-friendly activity has descended on a new public destination...
