Nexii Building Solutions Inc. will be opening a new green manufacturing plant in Vancouver Island, which will be used to develop its green building products.Photo via Nexii Twitter Nexii Building Solutions Inc….
Tag: Sustainability
Construction association calls for greater investment in sustainable infrastructure
The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) is calling for greater investment in sustainable infrastructure to build Canada’s clean economy.Photo © BigStockPhoto.com The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has released a research paper, Strength, resilience, sustainability:…
Stantec commits to carbon neutrality by 2022 and net zero by 2030
Design firm Stantec has committed to carbon neutrality by 2022 and net zero by 2030.Photo courtesy Stantec Global design firm Stantec has committed to carbon neutrality by 2022 as a first step…
Amazon unveils design for the second phase of its Virginia HQ
Amazon has revealed its design for the second phase of its Arlington, Virginia, headquarters that will be designed by architecture firm NBBJ.Image courtesy NBBJ/Amazon Tech giant Amazon has revealed its proposed design…
Zaha Hadid Architects to design world’s first all-wood football stadium
Zaha Hadid Architects’ design for the all-timber Ecopark Stadium in Gloucestershire, England, has received approval by the English Football League.Rendering courtesy MIR The English Football League has approved proposals by Forest Green…
Landmark Ottawa library and archives project points the way to a greener future
[embedded content] Significant enhancements to achieve net-zero carbon are being made to the joint Ottawa Public Library (OPL)–Library and Archives Canada (LAC) facility, which will soon take shape in downtown Ottawa. A landmark cultural…
French hotel combines nature and architecture
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter designs the Breitenbach Landscape Hotel in Breitenbach, France, with Scandinavian traditions and builds on the region’s culinary, wellness, and nature opportunities.Photo © Florent Michel The Breitenbach Landscape Hotel proposes…
Ottawa sports lab first to become Zero Carbon Building-certified arena
Modern Niagara has converted the AMPED Sports Lab and Ice Complex in Ottawa, Ont., into a Zero Carbon Building.Photo courtesy Modern Niagara Modern Niagara, a mechanical, electrical, building services, and integrated building…
Green construction reduces new B.C. Starbucks’ carbon emissions by 30 per cent
Nexii Building Solutions Inc. (Nexii) has constructed a Starbucks store in Abbotsford, B.C.Rendering courtesy Starbucks/Nexii Canadian green construction technology company, Nexii Building Solutions Inc. (Nexii), has constructed a Starbucks store in Abbotsford,…
Milan-based ACPV unveils restyling of historical HQ for Italian energy company
[embedded content] Milan-based multi-disciplinary architecture and design firm Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel (ACPV) has revealed designs for the restyling of the historic headquarters of Italian energy company Enel in Rome, Italy. The…