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September 1, 2010

Halifax farmers’ market project a testament to local skills

For RCS Construction and Lydon Lynch Architects Ltd., the recent opening of the $12 million Halifax Seaport farmers’ market marked the successful completion of what is being called one of North America’s most environmentally sustainable buildings.

July 16, 2010

Canada has avoided LEED liability issues

LEED and other green-feature building projects continue to form a larger percentage of the Canadian construction market. To date, no Canadian projects have failed to achieve the LEED status they were aiming for, either due to contractor or project team errors.

July 15, 2010

Solar cottage to test McMaster University’s technology

This was cottage traffic of a different kind. Drivers on the Queen Elizabeth Way and Highway 403 between Oakville and Hamilton did a double-take recently as a “cottage” to be used for testing solar technology was moved to McMaster Innovation Park.

July 13, 2010

Debating the merits of green, white roofs

Just days after being named U.S. President Barack Obama’s energy secretary, Stephen Chu gave a speech praising reflective white roofs for their energy efficiency, and expressing hopes that white roofs would multiply.

June 29, 2010

CANMET laboratory aims for LEED Platinum

A 37-acre brownfield site on Longwood Road just south of Highway 403 in Hamilton is going green in a big way.

June 28, 2010

Ontario Sustainable Construction and Resource Centre to showcase green buidling

A 60,000-square-foot-centre to showcase, train and explain the cutting edge in sustainable construction technologies is set to open in Vaughan, Ont. once final funding is in place.

June 24, 2010

Alberta School Alternative Procurement project benefitted from early documentation

An Alberta construction team recently outlined how they designed, commissioned and built 18 LEED schools in Alberta, on a P3 contract, with a month to spare inside a 20-month timeline.

June 22, 2010

Kingston, Ontario investing heavily in green building

About two years ago, the City of Kingston adopted a green building policy that mandated meeting LEED standards for all new buildings and renovation projects.

June 17, 2010

Canadian contractors warned about LEED certification failure

There’s a green threat dangling over Canada’s construction industry, delegates attending the “LEEDing the Contractors” session heard at the 2010 Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) national conference held in Vancouver June 8-10.

June 11, 2010

Contractors warned of LEED liability

Canadian contractors need to be aware of the risk factors associated with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, says a leading construction lawyer.