Tag Archives: Toronto

A new home for astronomy at Toronto university

December 4, 2018 sadia_badhon

Early planning has begun at for a new building at the University of Toronto’s St. George Campus to bolster research, teaching, and public engagement in the field of astronomy. The new structure will include a mix of research facilities, classrooms, departmental offices, and a planetarium of up to 150 seats to facilitate academic and research pursuits of the proposed joint occupants, and to support community outreach.

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UL opens new testing facility in Toronto

November 16, 2018 sadia_badhon

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is expanding its services for the building envelope and building sciences market with the opening of its newest facility in Toronto.

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Three Canadian cities commit to net-zero buildings

August 24, 2018 nithya_caleb

Three Canadian mayors, alongside 16 mayors from around the world, representing 130 million urban citizens, have committed to significantly cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their cities by ensuring new buildings operate at net-zero carbon by 2030.

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Technologies selected for Toronto’s smart city pilot program

June 1, 2018 nithya_caleb

Innovators will test their smart city technologies in test-beds across Toronto, through the first-ever Urban Pilot Program (UPPlift). Designed and delivered by Urban Living Futures, the program focuses on bridging the gap between emergent smart city technologies and building and infrastructure operators seeking innovations to enhance the city’s liveability.

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Vancouver, Toronto top the global green building index

May 16, 2018 nithya_caleb

Canadian markets top the inaugural International Green Building Adoption Index (IGBAI), a study by CBRE and Maastricht University in Netherlands. More than 50 per cent of office buildings in Vancouver and Toronto holds “green” certifications.

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Toronto ranks 40 on the green city index

May 3, 2018 nithya_caleb

With 18 per cent green space, Toronto ranks 40 on a travel site’s Green Cities Index 2018.

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Ontario offers rebates for rental housing developers

May 1, 2018 nithya_caleb

Ontario is investing in Toronto’s rental housing market to encourage the creation of more affordable rental housing. The province’s housing minister Peter Milczyn has announced funding for municipalities to provide rebates to developers who want to build high-rise, mid-rise, and townhouse rental housing. The City of Toronto will receive $60 million to encourage the construction of complete communities that are accessible, livable, walkable, and close to transit and other services.

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Toronto architect wins RAIC 2018 Young Architect Award

April 10, 2018 nithya_caleb

The designs of Luc Bouliane, MRAIC, are inspired by the geology of Northern Ontario. The recipient of the 2018 Young Architect Award of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) credits his upbringing in the community of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.—surrounded by Lake Superior and rock outcrops—for the geometrically complex forms of his designs.

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Vancouver most livable North American city

April 9, 2018 nithya_caleb

Vancouver is the fifth and highest-ranking North American city on Mercer’s annual Quality of Living survey. It is followed by Toronto (16) and Ottawa (19).

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Design team selected for much-anticipated tall wood building in Toronto

April 3, 2018 nithya_caleb

George Brown College in Toronto has selected Moriyama & Teshima Architects + Acton Ostry Architects to design The Arbour, its tall wood campus building on the city’s waterfront. This moves the project one step closer to construction of one of Ontario’s first tall wood, low-carbon institutional building.

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