Environment
Three Essential Ingredients for Sustainable Glass Architecture
Architecture has always been more than just aesthetics. Today, it’s about environmental responsibility too. Sustainability…
A Sustainable Building Envelope for Amazon’s Virginia Headquarters
Jasper and Merlin, the first two towers of Amazon’s new headquarters in Arlington, VA, have…
A Comparison of Bird Friendly Glass Rating Systems: Foundations, Limitations, and Outcomes
The foundations of bird friendly glass rating methods By now, the building industry is familiar…
Integrated Solutions and Bird-Friendly Glass at USask
Our thanks to Flad Architects, Henry Downing Architects, and the University of Saskatchewan for their…
Green design takes to the road: the modern and sustainable Villeroy rest area
Changing the face of Quebec highways, one pit stop at a time The Quebec roadscape is…
Designing for LEED® Credits with Gardner Walker Products
LEED® is a widely adopted certification for green building and performance management, and its popularity…
Bird-Window Collisions from a Wild Bird Rehabilitation Centre’s Point of View
Image Credit: Catherine Jarjour, Volunteer at Le Nichoir Authored by Jo-Annie Gagnon, B.Sc. Education Program…
Five things you need to know about Health Product Declarations®
Our interview with LEED expert Josée Lupien, of Vertima Environmental Certification Experts Green building standards…
Daylighting: Green building certifications
Authored by Josée Lupien, LEED Fellow, President Vertima: This article addresses the importance of daylighting for…
We are outside beings: Why windows are crucial for human health
Authored by Dr. Helen Sanders, PhD., Technoform North America “Daylight is a drug and nature…