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May 14, 2012

Life Construction works on Eden Park Towers Phase II in Markham, Ontario

Times Group Corp. along with Life Construction Inc. is working on Eden Park Towers in Markham, Ontario, designed by Kirkor Architects & Planners and Life Construction Inc.

May 10, 2012

Canada Mortgage and Housing honours Willowdale Passive Solar House in Toronto

SUSTAINABLE.TO Architecture + Building and Greenbilt Homes were recently honoured by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Healthy Housing Recognition Program for their efforts in building healthier homes.

April 11, 2012

New brick and masonry for Toronto St. James Cathedral hall

A $17 million restoration project at the Cathedral of St. James in Toronto included a masonry Contract, windows and doors to the 1909 Parish Hall. The Dalton Company Ltd. is construction manager; development manager is The Bridgeton Group Inc. ERA Architects Inc. is the heritage consultant and it was designed by architectsAlliance.

April 11, 2012

From amoeba to condo, Context poised to build in Toronto

Designed by architect David Pontarini, a partner at Hariri Pontarini Architects, the 450-suite Context King West development will rise from 10 storeys at King and Adelaide Streets to nearly double that in Toronto. The project is being undertaken by a team that includes Bluescape Construction Management Inc.

April 10, 2012

Life Construction works on Eden Park Towers in Markham, Ontario

Owner Times Group Corp. along with Life Construction Inc. has completion of the Eden Park Towers phase two project in Markham, Ontario scheduled for December 2013. The project, designed by Kirkor Architects & Planners and Life Construction Inc., includes two towers with 416 units, three levels of underground parking and 22 townhouses.

March 26, 2012

Isokorb thermal break now available in Canada

Schock recently introduced Isokorb into the Canadian market. The product is a load-bearing and thermally insulating element for connecting cantilevers, which penetrate the building envelope, such as balconies and canopies

March 22, 2012

EllisDon works on exterior of Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute in Toronto

EllisDon Corp. is general contractor of the 21-storey Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute in Toronto. The project was designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects Inc. and HDR Architecture

March 21, 2012

Green building gaining traction in Newfoundland

Only one building in Newfoundland and Labrador has received certification under Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) and a technologist with Morrison Hershfield says some government proponents have abandoned certification efforts due to the cost.

March 5, 2012

How R-2000 energy standard could affect commercial construction

Natural Resources Canada and Canadian Home Builders Association have launched the 2012 version of R-2000, which requires twice the energy efficiency of the 2005 standard.

February 23, 2012

Life Construction works on Eden Park Towers Phase II in Markham, Ontario

Times Group Corp., along with Life Construction Inc., began the work on the Eden Park Towers Phase 2 north of Toronto in Markham, Ontario in March 2011. The work includes two towers with 416 units. The project was designed by Kirkor Architects & Planners and Life Construction Inc.

April 30, 2010

German firm launches ‘intelligent envelope’ system

In modern building design and construction, every component is getting a rethink around increased efficiency and reduced operating costs.

April 30, 2010

Canadian architect revives Penn Station PowerHouse in New York

When CGS Developers and Zigmond Brach of Brooklyn, NY undertook the historic condominium renovation of a New York City landmark, the intention was to preserve as much of the structure as possible.

April 30, 2010

Prairie Art Gallery in Grande Prairie, Alberta a building within a building

The new Prairie Art Gallery in Grande Prairie, Alta. has been designed as a building-within-a-building to honour the city’s heritage and the rigorous environmental requirements of a modern art gallery.

April 30, 2010

First Canadian Place gets 72-storey facelift

Almost 40 years after it was constructed, the 72-storey, 298-metre-high First Canadian Place office tower still retains its status as Canada’s largest office tower. Now it will soon be receiving what is conceivably the largest recladding in the country.

April 30, 2010

Halsall Associates begins second part of brick study

A two-part study measuring the impact of interior insulation on solid masonry walls may provide some solutions on how to effectively and safely bring Canada’s extensive inventory of older buildings up to modern day energy efficiency standards.

April 30, 2010

Toronto’s Royal Trust Tower undergoing $110-million revitalization

A massive renewal of one of Toronto’s oldest office towers is designed to bring the building up to modern day energy efficient and sustainability performance standards while respecting its heritage character.

April 30, 2010

MediaPlex at St. Clair College helps in revival of Windsor’s core

It’s called the MediaPlex. It’s St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology’s new hi-tech journalism school located right in the centre of downtown Windsor.