Civic

The Port Moody Sail & Paddle Center is a local boating center with a large multi-use space for the community. The City of Port Moody wanted the new building to express the heritage of the area, so the decision was made early in the design process to use a heavy timber structure that was being deconstructed at the nearby Flavelle Cedar Mill. Read more


Office


The Green Building Alliance (GBA) has been active in the Pittsburgh area building community as an advocate for sustainable construction and green building products for many years, so when the need for new office space arose, their path was clear. Read more


Housing

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In the decade since its completion, the Beddington Zero Energy Development (BedZED), a housing development in South London, has become an acclaimed case study for sustainable development. Read more


Cultural/Religious

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La TOHU Pavilion houses La TOHU, an organization dedicated to the circus arts that has a unique relationship to its surrounding landscape, the Saint-Michel Environmental Complex (CESM). Read more


Civic

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The City of Vancouver runs its own advanced asphalt manufacturing plant that makes new asphalt as well as recycling old asphalt from the city’s roads. Read more


Education

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The C.K. Choi Building houses the Institute of Asian Research on the University of British Columbia (UBC) campus. Read more


Civic

The City of White Rock Operations Building replaced an outdated facility on the same site. The replacement of the old facility was treated as an opportunity to build as sustainably as possible, in reflecting the city’s policy of promoting green design strategies in all new construction. Read more


Retail

L.L. Bean, Inc. is a century-old, Maine-based national retailer of outdoor gear whose heritage is a big part of its identity.  The company is committed to protecting the environment, and it builds all new structures in accordance with LEED standards. For its new Hunting and Fishing Store, reuse offered a means of building sustainably while simultaneously creating an important connection to place and history. Read more