"To be recognized at Greenbuild for ANEW's Social Sustainability Champion Award, when Teknion has many champions, was a humbling moment," says Backus. "I am thrilled to represent our company and the work of so many. Like sustainability, it is shared and successful by the collective we."

Here’s to Teknion’s Tracy Backus

Asset Network for Education Worldwide, Inc. (ANEW) capped off this year’s Greenbuild Conference and Expo by recognizing Tracy Backus of Teknion as the latest recipient of the ANEW Social Sustainability Champion Award. As Teknion’s director of Sustainable Programs for the U.S., Backus is a champion for ANEW and the notion that achieving sustainable end-of-life options…

November 29, 2012

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Halsall Associates honoured for excellence in corporate responsibility

Halsall took top honours at Green Living’s second annual Excellence in Corporate Responsibility (ECR) Awards in Toronto, which celebrate Canadians who are transforming business practices to create sustainable social and environmental change. Halsall received the Team award in the building, design and development sector (large business) for its sustainability program which is called “The IRIS…

November 25, 2012

Striking front and east-facing facade of new George Brown College of Health Sciences, overlooking Lake Ontario in Toronto. Buildings are wrapped with horizontal solar shading devices and ventilated to increase energy performance. Photo by Tom Arban

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Stantec + KPMB = design excellence for George Brown College

Recently, one of the first major initiatives to revitalize Toronto's waterfront, the new George Brown College Waterfront Campus, opened. Overlooking the harbour of Lake Ontario, the striking 507,000-square-foot building focuses on the shift to Inter-Professional Education (IPE) that will transition Canada's healthcare system towards a patient-centred, team-based care delivery model. It consolidates George Brown's schools…

November 9, 2012

First Place: Langley Street Loo, Victoria, British Columbia

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Crown the Throne

Cleanliness, convenience and customer service converge at Langley Street near Bastion Square in Downtown Victoria, British Columbia, where the City’s prized public potty offers around the clock relief to residents for free. Victoria’s Langley Street Loo was a fan favourite in Cintas Canada’s annual contest beating out the other four top contenders to take the…

November 7, 2012

The form of the original (1955) two-storey east wing is maintained and connects with a three-storey addition by a double-height Reading Room that houses the library's main book collection and seating areas.

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Diamond Schmitt’s latest library

The Brentwood Library re-opened today following a two-year renovation and expansion designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects. The updated library adds 30 per cent more public service, collection and staff space configured on a tight site in the suburb of Etobicoke. The form of the original (1955) two-storey east wing is maintained and connects with a…

November 5, 2012

Sue Bennett founded Bennett Design Associates in 1997, and has grown the company from a home-based, sole proprietorship to a multimillion dollar corporation.

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She’s the top: Sue Bennett

Sue Bennett of Bennett Design Associates Inc, Uxbridge, claims 57th position in the 14th annual W100 ranking of Canada’s top female entrepreneurs, produced by PROFIT Magazine and Chatelaine. “The women of the W100 offer 100 shining examples of Canadian entrepreneurship,” says Ian Portsmouth, publisher and editor-in-chief of PROFIT. “They have achieved their elite status by…

October 30, 2012

The National Bank of Canada is located in the heart of Toronto's financial district.

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Banking with Ruscio Studio

Financial institutions once occupied the most prestigious and opulent buildings and locations in every city and town. They oozed intimidation, grandeur and wealth. Then, with cities sprawling, bank branches became nameless and faceless boxes. Then it seemed we’d soon have limited physical bank locations, using only banking machines and online banking. Now we are starting…

October 23, 2012

Ontario SPCA Facility + Branding, by Bennett Design Associates

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Sue Bennett named one of Canada’s Top Female Entrepreneurs

Sue Bennett of Bennett Design Associates Inc. in Uxbridge, Ont. claimed 57th position in the 14th annual W100 ranking of Canada’s Top Female Entrepreneurs, produced by PROFIT Magazine and Chatelaine. “The women of the W100 offer 100 shining examples of Canadian entrepreneurship,” said Ian Portsmouth, publisher and editor-in-chief of PROFIT. “They have achieved their elite…

October 17, 2012

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This Saturday only: the future of architecture at the DX

For one night in Toronto, the public is invited to engage in a new dialogue concerning space and place. In a 12-hour overnight exhibition at Scotiabank Nuit Blanche on Sept. 29, the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) will transform the trade floor at the Design Exchange into a theatre for architects to present their collective…

September 27, 2012

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In memoriam

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Carole Howlett, an ARIDO Fellow, Life member and past President. Carole joined ARIDO in 1976 and was appointed to the Board in December 1985 assuming acting chairmanship of the Public Relations and Membership Services Committee. She served as President from 1989 to 1991 during…

August 13, 2012