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2021 #CCEawards Showcase: MacKimmie Tower Redevelopment
Photo courtesy Entuitive. Category: Buildings Tree for Life Award and Award of Excellence Winner: Entuitive As part of its strategic vision for a carbon-neutral campus by 2050, the University of...
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AI tools aim to limit cement use and emissions
Image courtesy Giatec. Ottawa-based Giatec has developed two artificial intelligence (AI) programs, Roxi and SmartMix, to help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from the mixing of...
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Air curtain performance enhanced with adaptive settings
Photo courtesy Berner International. Air curtain manufacturer Berner International has added adaptive settings and Building Automation and Control Network (BACnet) compatibility to the Berner Air smart...
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2021 #CCEawards Showcase: Curé-Paquin Primary School
Photos courtesy gbi. Category: Buildings Engineering A Better Canada Award and Award of Excellence Winner: gbi Completed in 2020, Curé-Paquin is the first project in Quebec—and the first school in...
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2021 #CCEawards Showcase: CIBC Square at 81 Bay Street
Photo courtesy RJC Engineers. Category: Buildings Award of Excellence Winner: RJC Engineers CIBC Square at 81 Bay Street is a commercial office development in downtown Toronto’s financial district,...
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2021 #CCEawards Showcase: Clayton Community Centre
Photos by Michael Sherman, courtesy RJC Engineers. Category: Buildings Award of Excellence Winner: RJC Engineers Clayton Community Centre, completed in 2020, reflects the theme of a tree canopy draped...
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2021 #CCEawards Showcase: Peter Lougheed Centre Temporary COVID-19 Treatment...
Photos courtesy Stantec. Category: Buildings Award of Excellence Winner: Stantec In March 2020, Calgary accounted for 63% of Alberta’s confirmed cases of COVID-19. Stantec, Alberta Health Services...
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2021 #CCEawards Showcase: Taiyuan Botanical Garden Domes
Photos courtesy StructureCraft. Category: Buildings Ambassador Award and Award of Excellence Winner: StructureCraft The city of Taiyuan wanted to create a world-class botanical garden under three...
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VIDEO: ASHRAE addresses climate change at COP26
ASHRAE treasurer Ginger Scoggins, P.E., spoke at a special COP26 side event. ASHRAE formally participated at the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), running from Oct....
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2021 #CCEawards Showcase: Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont Modular Complex
Photos courtesy WSP Canada. Category: Buildings Award of Excellence Winner: WSP Canada When the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in early 2020, the government of Quebec declared a state of emergency and...
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Wood Design & Building Awards open for entries
Photo by Josh Partee, courtesy Wood Design & Building Program. The Wood Design & Building Awards program, which recognize excellence in architecture, are now open to entries for the 2021/2022...
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CCPPP’s 2021 awards honour transportation and health-care projects
Valley Line West LRT. Rendering courtesy CCPPP. Today, during its annual conference, the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) honoured the winners of its 2021 National Awards for...
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2021 #CCEawards Showcase: The Building Envelope Thermal Bridging Online Database
Images courtesy Morrison Hershfield. Category: Special Projects Award of Excellence Winner: Morrison Hershfield Morrison Hershfield, in partnership with BC Housing and project sponsors, expanded the...
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Software uses AI to manage physical security
Screenshot courtesy Hakimo. Hakimo has introduced ‘smart monitoring’ enterprise software, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), for managing access control and physical security operations for the...
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McCallumSather targets sustainability for newest Endress+Hauser building
Photos courtesy Endress+Hauser Canada. Hamilton-based architecture and engineering firm McCallumSather has supported instrumentation and automation supplier’s Endress+Hauser Canada’s efforts to achieve...
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ASC collaborates with CSA to update building design standard
Federal research funding organization Accessibility Standards Canada (ASC) is collaborating with the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Group to develop a new edition of a national accessibility...
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The future of acoustical provisions in the NBCC
As a director of Soft dB’s acoustic and vibration consultancy, Anthony Gérard, ing, specializes in studying noise sources with aerodynamic origin. Photos courtesy Soft dB. The progression of the...
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HDR hires design principal in Vancouver
Photo courtesy HDR. Matthieu Grady has joined HDR as design principal, based in the consulting engineering firm’s Vancouver studio. Grady has more than 21 years’ experience working for design firms...
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B.C.’s tallest Passive House building certified in Vancouver
Photo courtesy Grosvenor Americas. The city of Vancouver reports its new seven-storey building at 825 Pacific Street has earned Passive House certification. The all-electric, near-zero-emission...
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Armstrong names global commercial director
Photo courtesy Armstrong Fluid Technology. Toronto-headquartered HVAC equipment manufacturer Armstrong Fluid Technology has promoted Mike Fischer to commercial director of its global building business....
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