The 15 architects you should follow on Instagram
Where better to see what inspires today’s architects than their Instagram feeds? Or watch their ideas grow from a pencil sketch into bricks and mortar. In our edit of architects you should follow on Instagram, we’ve included titans of the design…
Construction Software Tools Inform Better Business Planning
Knowing which platforms to use, which data matters most and how to apply that information is a huge challenge and often the greatest barrier to companies making a commitment to data-driven decision making. Many companies are addressing this issue by hiring…
Countdown – Three weeks until Building Safety Month 2020
Less than a month away from the start of Building Safety Month, the International Code Council, its members and partners encourage the public to join them in learning and promoting the important role modern building codes have in creating safer and…
What is BIM and how is it changing the world of CRE?
Building information modeling has the potential to revolutionize commercial real estate construction. The construction industry has been slow to evolve, especially in the realm of commercial real estate (CRE). In many ways, the construction process is not dissimilar from how it was…
Weekly Round Up – April 11, 2020
This week the Ontario government extended construction hours around the clock to give worksite managers more flexibility to stagger shifts, limit the number of people in one place, and take reasonable precautions to keep workers safe and healthy on essential construction…
The architecture industry is getting slammed by COVID-19
Nearly every industry is getting pummeled by the spread of COVID-19, and architecture is no exception. In late March, the American Institute of Architects conducted a survey of 387 architecture firm leaders, and the results suggest a deeply uncertain future for the profession.…
IAPMO seeks UMC A2L Task Group members
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) is accepting applications and seeking technical experts to participate on a task group relating to A2L refrigerants for mechanical systems. The scope of the Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC) A2L Task Group is…
RAIC announces 2020 Architectural Firm Award recipient
marc boutin architectural collaborative inc. (MBAC), a Calgary-based multi-scale firm, is the recipient of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s 2020 Architectural Firm Award. “MBAC’s collective body of work, framed as the Landscape of Memory, adeptly traverses across scales,” said the 2020…
Toronto Community Housing embraces the Passive House
On a morning-long Zoom call late last month, a team of architects and engineers tuned in from various home offices to review the latest details of a seemingly modest affordable townhouse project, slated to be the next phase of the ongoing…
CaGBC and RAIC joint letter offers industry feedback on NECB & NBC
Recently, Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) sent a joint letter to National Research Council (NRC) and other federal government ministers to share industry feedback on the overarching approach and omissions of the National…