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...
“Paleo-futuristic” luxury tower stands out from a Quebec forest
Montreal-based architectural practice MU Architecture has proposed a “self-sustainable” escape in the deep...
Lemay injects new life into Montreal’s Expo 67 site
Canadian multidisciplinary design firm Lemay recently revitalized a core area on the site of Expo 67, the 1967...
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple designs holiday retreats for an island community
Renowned for beautiful views, indigenous history and a famous golf resort, Ontario’s Bigwin Island will also...
Taiga launches Orca, a 100% electric jet ski with a two-hour battery
Canadian company Taiga Motors, the creators of the world’s first electric snowmobiles, makes yet another splash...
Free at last: Canada passes Act to prohibit dolphin and whale captivity
This week, Canada’s parliament passed a long awaited Act that will prohibits whales, dolphins and porpoises from...
This luxury resort in Canada is recognized globally for its contributions to eco tourism
The Fairmont Chateau Lake Lodge in Alberta, Canada is setting the bar high when it comes to sustainable eco tourism....
Green-roofed infill rental fills a gap in Vancouver’s housing crisis
In light of Vancouver’s housing crisis, local architectural firm Haeccity Studio Architecture has transformed...
University of Waterloo has created a CO2 powder which could help fight climate change
Scientists at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, have created a new powder that can capture carbon...
Eco-friendly geodomes provide a luxurious stay in an idyllic Quebec forest
Tucked into the picturesque countryside in a remote area outside of Quebec City, the Dômes Charlevoix are three...
Calgary Central Library is wrapped in a striking, snowflake-like facade
Calgary’s new Central Library has just opened its doors to the public — and it’s a thing of elegant, energy-efficient...
This family-friendly home is a beacon of modern energy-efficient design in Calgary
Located in one of the most coveted lots in Calgary’s inner-city neighborhood of Rosedale, this modern single-family...
A sleek artist studio with Passive House elements projects over a cliff
Montreal-based MU Architecture recently completed a minimalist and modern artist studio that boasts dramatic landscape...
Canada moves to ban bee-killing pesticides
Environmentalists scored a victory in Canada on Wednesday, securing restrictions on two pesticides that have been...
Energy-efficient Guitar House embraces indoor-outdoor living in Calgary
Near downtown Calgary, the Guitar House is a compact modern home that celebrates music, family and the natural...
Beautiful Wellington Welcome Pavilion glows like a lantern at night
Calgary-based architecture firm Studio North led a team of architecture students from the University of Toronto...
An award-winning winery in British Columbia elegantly steps down a hillside
After having completed the Mission Hill Winery in the heart of British Columbia, Seattle-based architecture practice...
Studio Gang to “sustainably grow” Toronto with this energy-efficient tower
American architecture practice Studio Gang has unveiled designs for One Delisle, a new residential tower that marks...
Midcentury, Scandinavian-inspired Canadian chalet gets a spectacular renovation
An aging chalet in Canada that was facing demolition has been completely turned around thanks to a stunning renovation...
Iceberg-inspired cultural center celebrates Inuit traditions
When Montreal-based Blouin Orzes architectes was tapped to design a new Inuit cultural center for the arctic region...
Toxic chemicals found in small, furry animals decades after mine closure
The environmental impact of large-scale industrial activity can be felt long after the activity stops. A new study...
Canada set to purchase Kinder Morgan pipeline for $4.5 billion
The Canadian government is planning to buy the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from major energy corporation Kinder...
Apple invests millions in a carbon-free aluminum smelting method
For over 130 years, aluminum has been produced in the same dirty, greenhouse gas-releasing way. That could all...
Bottlenose dolphins spotted in Canadian Pacific waters for the first time
Bottlenose dolphins typically reside in tropical or warm-temperate waters around the world — but researchers...
North American climate boundary pushed 140 miles eastward by climate change
A historic climate boundary which marks the division between the humid eastern region of North America and the...
The first salty lakes discovered in the Arctic could hold the key to finding alien life
Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered extremely salty subglacial lakes buried beneath 1800-2460...