As environmental accountability becomes embedded in design culture, the building envelope is being reconsidered not just as a protective skin, but as an active energy-producing surface. Treating solar...
The Brick Industry Association (BIA) has awarded 42 winning projects in the 2025 Brick in Architecture Awards, including three Canadian projects. The awards are the world’s leading design competition...
Ontario has launched a working group to promote the use of more wood-based building materials in construction. The group will lead the implementation of the province’s Advanced Wood Construction...
Ontario-based organizations and projects leading the charge in reducing embodied carbon were celebrated at the 2025 Ontario Embodied Carbon Awards. Hosted on Thursday, November 20 at The Great Hall in...
Mass timber manufacturer Element5 has more than doubled the size of St. Thomas plant and plans to add 150 employees as demand grows for wood panels, beams and columns used to build modular...
In Novae Res Urbis (NRU), senior reporter Lana Hall looks at how one of this year’s SHIFT Challenge winners, "Speculative Assemblies," encourages building professionals to critically...
The Canadian Wood Council (CWC) has announced the recipients of the 2024 Catherine Lalonde Memorial Scholarships. The memorial scholarships, which were established nineteen years ago, are awarded...
This article, written by the Globe and Mail’s Alex Bozikovic, explores how building crews are finding new ways to reuse old concrete, bricks, and metal, which brings environmental and aesthetic...