Sustainable Architecture & Building

Sustainable Architecture & Building (SABMag) is the premier resource on sustainable, high-performance building design and construction in Canada. It is published for architects, building contractors, engineers/building consultants, and building owners/managers and contains: profiles of building projects of all types – both new and renovated – including construction details, articles about high-performance building subjects, interviews and product information. One issue per year is devoted to the winning projects of the annual Canadian Green Building Awards which represent some of the best high-performance buildings in Canada.

Sustainable Architecture & Building

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ZERO CARBON BUILDING STANDARD AND LEED • BUILDINGS-IN-REVIEW

STERLING CORPORATE CENTRE, OAKVILLE, ON

SERRA MONTRÉAL: UN MODÈLE DE CONSTRUCTION DURABLE SIGNÉ VISTA PROPERTIES

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES, OTTAWA (RMHCO)

THE RF INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS: KIRKLAND AND BEAUHARNOIS, MONTREAL, QUEBEC

Extreme heat bylaws: Perspectives from a building retrofit manager

CLARITY AND CONFIDENCE NEEDED TO ACCELERATE PLANNING TRANSITION • New CAGBC report highlights critical needs and barriers for scaling up deep building retrofits

The State of Passive House in 2025

CERTIFIED SERIES • Toward an industry standard of rainscreen façade performance

Other cladding types

MEADOWBROOK LANE PASSIVE HOUSE RESIDENCE • Passive House delivers affordable living

Passive House Component Certification • Assurance for specifiers and building designers

High-performance windows for high-performance building • An overview of current practice

25 ST CLAIR AVENUE EAST REH ABILITATION • Deep green retrofit a flagship model of fed's sustainability commitments

Fire Hall No. 17 • First of its type to achieve LEED Gold, Passive House, and ZCB – Design Certification, and a 99% drop in carbon emissions

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