GOing green with Toronto's first LEED transit building

Sustainability drives GO Transit's new garage facility in Mississauga, Ont.

Photo courtesy Erik Missio

Last month, GO Transit unveiled its new bus garage facility, built to Silver levels under Canada Green Building Council's (CaGBC's) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED Canada) program. Once certified, the project will be the first LEED-rated transit building in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA).

Air barrier seminar in Hamilton area tomorrow

Design/construction professionals seeking more insight on the use of fluid-applied membrane air barriers in above-grade exterior wall assemblies can benefit from a talk tomorrow in Burlington, Ont.

Another 'Green Dream' achieved in Toronto

The Toronto Chapter of Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) is partnering with building envelope specialists and architectural technologists to present the second edition of the full-day seminar series, "The Green Dream."

CaGBC brings LEED home

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has simultaneously launched its residential version of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED Canada) in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. Applying to new single-family homes and low-rise, multi-family buildings not higher than three storeys, LEED Canada for Homes provides a framework through which dwellings can be constructed up to 70 per cent more energy-efficient than regular houses.

New council dedicated to BIM

Building information modelling (BIM) gets a boost with the newly launched Canada BIM Council. As the only self-regulating BIM authority in the country, the organization aims to act as a non-proprietary resource and standards council for businesses, professionals, educators, and purchasers of construction and related services.

Green for clean: SDTC awards funds to 16 new technologies

A solar canopy solution illumination system and a nanotechnology platform for agricultural chemicals are among the emerging 'clean' technologies awarded funding from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). The federal government approved $53 million for 16 technologies intended to offer economic growth and address climate change.

Residential construction profits to plummet

Homebuilders' profits will fall by almost 20 per cent to $3.2 billion this year, according to the Conference Board of Canada's Canadian Industrial Outlook: Canada's Residential Construction Industry—Winter 2009.