The Toronto Green Standard (TGS) is Toronto’s sustainable design requirements for new private and City-owned developments, which consist of tiers of performance measures with supporting guidelines...
Canada’s newly released 2025 National Model Codes mark a turning point in how the country looks at building performance. For the first time, the codes introduce explicit, measurable requirements to...
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...
The City of Toronto recently released its Net Zero Building Retrofit Guides, developed in collaboration with Arup, a resource to support the City in achieving its goal of net zero emissions by...
The Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) has announced an extension to the consultation period for its draft policy direction on embodied greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in new...
The National Research Council Canada (NRC), in collaboration with the Federal Treasury Board and the Cement and Concrete Industries, is conducting a survey to explore barriers to the adoption of...
“By mid-century, two out of every three persons on the planet will be living in urban areas. These growing urban populations face two simultaneous climate challenges; extreme heat events attributed to...
Local intern architect Michael Sirois, who recently earned a master’s degree from Laurentian University, has argued a hydroponic greenhouse should go on roof of the new arena/events centre slated to...
OAA members are encouraged to participate in the following two public consultations. New Provincial Planning Policy Instrument On April 6, the provincial government introduced Bill 97, Helping...
The Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) is seeking input from architects, as well as other stakeholders and the general public, on the Wave 2 draft policy recommendations for...