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 tallest residential mass timber building in Ontario is reaching completion. Soon, 60 apartments will be ready, surrounded by walls and framing free from emissions-intensive concrete. Large panels...
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...
Imagine if we embraced wood as the primary solution for everything we are capable of building tall. As Canada and industry mobilize to scale our national housing stock under Build Canada Homes, I...
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...
A museum takes care of its collection, but the museum itself can – and must – change. Nineteen years after its last renovation, Toronto’s Gardiner Museum recently unveiled a ground-floor rebuild that...
The design and construction of the new headquarters of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is a nod to the agency’s environmental work. The $56-million structure, which took nine...
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...
As of July 1, 2025, the use of innovative products and materials on projects in Ontario is no longer governed by Minister’s Rulings, but by Canadian Construction Materials Centre (CCMC) evaluations...