Royal recognition for Canadian architectural design excellence

Quadrangle Architects' design for 130 Bloor Street West features 14 new luxury condominiums, nine storeys of office space, and one floor for retail. The building includes a heritage-listed, two-storey penthouse that exemplifies the 1960s' modernist residential design in Canada.

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A speed skating oval and an airport were among nine recipients of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada's (RAIC's) 2009 Awards of Excellence.

Revisions for MasterFormat

Constructions Specifications Canada (CSC) and its U.S. sister organization, the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), have introduced a new annual revision process for maintaining and updating MasterFormat.

Mechanical insulation talk in Burlington, Ont.

Next week, the Hamilton Chapter of Construction Specifications Canada (CSC) is presenting a 'lunch and learn' session on mechanical insulation.

Building envelope guru passes away

Tony Woods, energy efficiency expert and frequent author for Construction Canada, passed away on May 8, after a battle with cancer.

AIBC honours best of the west

Sustainability and creativity were honoured at the Architectural Institute of British Columbia's (AIBC's) 2009 Architectural Awards.

Solar neighbourhoods and hot water systems: A pilot project for Toronto

Toronto Mayor David Miller has introduced a new program that aims to install more than 100 solar hot water systems on houses in the city's Ward 30 (Toronto-Danforth) neighbourhood, with hopes to expand further across Toronto.

Reinforced concrete, bridges, and steel joists—submitting the best

A trio of North American industry groups is searching for the continent's best projects. The Portland Cement Association (PCA), the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI), and the Steel Joist Institute (SJI) are all currently accepting entries in their respective design award programs.