Waterloo build sets example for green design and construction
The Cora Group has been awarded the first Zero Carbon Building — Design certification by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) for evolv1, a new commercial multi-tenant office building currently under construction in Waterloo, Ont. The building is one of 16 projects across Canada to be selected by the CaGBC to participate in a two-year […]
Mother Nature could be key to coping with climate change
Kimberly Gray has spent much of her career dealing with environmental concerns. She’s chair of the civil and environmental engineering department at Northwestern University, in Evanston, Ill. Since completing her doctoral work 40 years ago much of her teaching and research has dealt one way or another with problems of sustainability. In the last few […]
NSCC Student Award – CANS Building Futures for Youth Award
NSCC Student Award – CANS Building Futures for Youth award deadline is May 15. The Construction Association of Nova Scotia Building Futures for Youth Award has been established in support of the Construction Association of Nova Scotia’s 150th Anniversary Industry Campaign. This campaign was launched in recognition of the value of education and the role […]