VanDusen Botanical Garden LEED’S by example
Along busy Oak Street in Vancouver, BC there is a green wall of dense plants and shrubs enclosing behind it Vancouver’s secret garden, VanDusen Botanical Garden.     Or so it was for VanDusen before they decided to undergo the LEED Living
Friday, April 19th, 2013
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2013 Alberta Steel Design Awards
Calgary has four finalists. 2012 CISC Winner for Engineering: The Bow   Finalists have been announced for the 2013 Alberta Steel Design Awards, North America’s largest steel industry awards program.
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
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Designing for the Greater Good
There is a philanthropic movement happening in the design world. It is inspiring.     The premise is designing for the greater good … you know … of humanity; creating the future through architecture and design. Perhaps it started
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012
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LEED Certified – the sustainable approach
Are sustainable building criteria changing the architectural scope for building practices? More and more buildings are receiving the LEED stamp of certification. How is it affecting the process?   Child Development Center at the University of Calgary
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
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Shedding Light on “Light Showers”
Unique design inspires us. Unusual challenges let us flex our thinking, design, and planning muscles; both at the outset and throughout the project’s duration to overcome in
Thursday, February 9th, 2012
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