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Two hotels make the haunted lists

November 2, 2011

On Monday, many ghosts and ghouls roamed the streets of Canadian communities, but for two hotels, some say the hauntings continue year-long. A unique hostel in the nation’s capital and a world-renowned Banff, Alta., historic site have been selected for two different ‘most scary’ lists.

Toronto firm claims Holcim Award

November 2, 2011

Toronto designers took the top prize at the 3^rd International Holcim Awards competition for North American sustainable construction. At a Washington, D.C., ceremony last month, Lateral Office/InfraNet Lab (Mason White, Lola Sheppard, Fionn Byrne, and Princeton, N.J.'s Nikole Bouchard) were honoured with $100,000 and 'Gold' for their work in envisioning the Arctic Food Network—infrastructure for Inuit communities to strengthen local economies and increase communication.

CertainTeed Debuts Sustainable CarbonLow™ Wallboard Solutions

New leaders encourage safe, sustainable infrastructure

October 19, 2011

Helping promote safe and sustainable infrastructure, the Ontario Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (OCSI) has appointed three new leaders. Carl Bodimeade, chair, Paul Jankowski, vice-chair, and Catherine Jefferson, executive director, are the newest members of the organization.

Toronto requiring green roofs on industrial projects

October 19, 2011

More than 113,300 m² (1.2 million sf) of new green space has been planned for commercial, institutional, and multi-unit residential developments across Toronto due to the city's green roof bylaw—and that number is about to increase. Paul Erlichman, membership co-ordinator for Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC), points out the bylaw required green roofs on projects with a minimum gross floor area of 2000 m² (21,528 sf) as of January 31, 2010.

Arup: International firm further expands into Canada

October 19, 2011

Award-winning international engineering and consulting firm, Arup, has launched its buildings engineering practice in Toronto. Due to quick growth of delivering significant transportation planning and design projects, the company has expanded to add structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering, as well as sustainability consulting.

Canadian cladding projects win internationally

October 19, 2011

Three Canadian projects were among the finalists in the 2011 Zerofootprint Re-skinning Awards. Run in partnership with the University of Toronto's (U of T's) John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, the competition showcases holistic retrofitting projects from around the world.

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