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January 15, 2010
MintoMidtown earns LEED Gold
The MintoMidtown complex in Toronto has achieved LEED Gold certification, making it what is believed to be the largest multi-residential LEED-certified condominium in North America.
January 15, 2010
U.S. wineries now fertile ground for green building technology
Green wine is catching on. “We’re seeing a trend toward more sustainable wineries,” says Ashley Katz, spokeswoman for the U.S. Green Building Council.
January 11, 2010
NORR Architects joins forces with Indian firm on green buildings
As the green building market heats up in India, a joint venture of New Delhi’s Studio u+a and Toronto-based NORR Architects is targeting LEED Gold on an office tower in the city of Gurgaon.
January 7, 2010
Developer of Victoria's Dockside Green moving on
Saying the pace of construction is too slow and it’s time to spread his build-it-green philosophy internationally, the frontman behind Victoria’s Dockside Green has sold his quarter share in the $650-million residential/commercial/light industrial project.
December 16, 2009
LEED standards just a beginning, industry experts say
While designing buildings to achieve LEED certification is becoming increasingly common, the construction industry is still in “the infancy stages” of implementing truly sustainable building practices, says Vanbots estimating director Compton Cho.
December 14, 2009
LEED certification ensures building envelope durability
Durability is becoming an increasingly more important element in building envelope construction today as the green trend, especially LEED, deepens.
December 1, 2009
Building Envelope Council launches review of Toronto green roof bylaw
As with most complex regulations, the devil is in the details. That’s why a technical committee of the Ontario Building Envelope Council (OBEC) is conducting a thorough review of Toronto By-Law 583-2009, the “Green Roof By-Law.”
November 27, 2009
Vancouver industrial hub transformed into sustainable neighbourhood
Southeast False Creek (SEFC), the City of Vancouver reclamation project judged the best overall at the Canadian Urban Institute 2009 Brownie Awards last month, is being designed to set a new urban sustainability standard in community development.
November 19, 2009
Santiago, Chile installs green walls in subway stations
Rush-hour commuters in Chile are breathing easy thanks to new green walls being installed in subway stations in the capital city of Santiago.
November 13, 2009
New exam puts green roof suppliers to the test
Building professionals put their green roof skills to the test recently during a new exam run as part of the recent Cities Alive! conference in Toronto.
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| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- A review of some global economic and policy expectations for 2010 (February 3, 2010)
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- Increasing signs of world and U.S. economies getting back on track (January 28, 2010)
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