Are these the most sustainable architectural projects in the world?
A solar-powered safari lodge in the Botswanan wilderness built from repurposed boardwalk planks. A subterranean apartment anchored by ceiling beams made from plastic bottles and construction dirt. A carbon-neutral furniture factory that doubles as a 300-acre public park. These are just…
Report: Rising interest rates influence housing developers and homebuyers
Growth in residential construction was mixed across Canada’s six largest CMAs in 2022, as housing starts increased in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa, remained unchanged in Vancouver, and decreased in Montréal. This according to the latest edition of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s (CMHC) Housing Supply Report (HSR), which examines new housing…
CIMA+ opens new office in Halifax
CIMA+, one of Canada’s largest privately-owned consulting engineering firms, is pleased to announce the opening of an office in Halifax, at 302–238A Brownlow Avenue, Dartmouth, NS. This new location, together with the company’s other offices across Canada, will allow CIMA+ to better serve its existing clientele…
RAIC College of Fellows elects a new Chancellor
Gerrie Doyle, an Ottawa-based architect and Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, has been elected chancellor of the RAIC College of Fellows for a three-year term beginning June 2023. Doyle will succeed Susan Ruptash, FRAIC, from Toronto, who began…