by Sandra | Dec 22, 2017 | Blog
We just put in two projects for LEED Certification this afternoon. It feels good! There was over one Gigabyte of information in that submission! You might not want to try this alone! Even if you are a LEED-accredited Professional, you still might need some help...
by Sandra | Dec 21, 2017 | Blog
There are significant differences between LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovation in Canada. Today we are going to talk about the old Sustainable Sites Category that changes to Location to Linkages. There is a new LEEDv4 Credit that rewards projects that...
by Sandra | Dec 11, 2017 | Blog
What does the next unpredicted catastrophic event hold for your business? This is the third in a series of posts about designing for resiliency. In the first post, our Founder and CEO, Sandra Leigh Lester, spoke about a catastrophic weather event that affected her...
by Sandra | Dec 4, 2017 | Blog
What does the next unpredicted catastrophic event hold for your business? This is the second of a series of posts about designing for resiliency. In our last post, our Founder and CEO, Sandra Leigh Lester, spoke about a catastrophic weather event that affected her...
by Sandra | Nov 30, 2017 | Blog
What does the next unpredicted catastrophic event hold for your business? This is the first of a series of posts about designing for resiliency. Actually, “unpredicted” is a misnomer. Lots of work is being done globally on modelling climate and predicting...
by Sandra | Nov 2, 2017 | Blog
I’ve been a little obsessed with how buildings are designed since I took a trip to the other side of the planet when I was a teenager and saw how ridiculously identical everything was. Here I was in an almost subtropical city, and I felt like Dorothy from Wizard...
by Sandra | Oct 5, 2017 | Blog
Are You Making a Positive Difference? For how long now, have you been saying you’re going to build something that makes a difference? As a leader in your industry instead of a follower. It could be revolutionary. When are you going to do a development that is...
by Sandra | Jul 5, 2017 | Blog
Opportunities available: PART-TIME GREEN BUILDING STRATEGIST The Part-time Green Building Strategist will be supporting the CEO by working directly on a number of projects in Canada, the Middle East and in the United States. Responsibilities Data entry including...
by Sandra | Jan 14, 2014 | Blog
by Guest Blogger, Ian Theaker, Associate, at Ecolibrium Strategies Inc. Better building performance will be key to economic and environmental success in the 21st century. Impact of the Built Environment In 2009, Canada’s buildings consumed 31% of the nation’s...
by Sandra | Jun 13, 2012 | Blog
Great to hear that the building integrated photovoltaic system at Enwave Theatre at Harbourfront Centre was funded by the City of Toronto’s mandatory Percent for Public Art Program. Yes, there could have been more photovoltaic integrated into the building, but...
