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- Beautiful modular homes raise the bar for affordable housing in Ontario Thu, 28 Jan 21, 6:30amIn response to the pressing need for sustainable and affordable housing in Ontario, Canadian design firm Montgomery Sisam Architects has unveiled plans for Durham Modular Supportive Housing, a modular, affordable housing...
- Green-roofed Honey Bee Research Centre targets LEED Gold Thu, 26 Mar 20, 4:30amToronto-based architecture firm Moriyama & Teshima Architects has unveiled renderings for the new Honey Bee Research Centre, a state-of-the-art research and education facility for promoting honeybee health and awareness...
- Canadas first net-zero carbon, mass-timber college building to rise in Toronto Wed, 4 Mar 20, 2:30amThe Centennial College in Toronto will soon make history with the addition of Canada’s first net-zero carbon, mass timber college building. Designed in collaboration with construction services company EllisDon as well as...
- "I don’t want to die!" Climate Exploitation of Children Tue, 24 Dec 19, 5:00amChildren are being used as proxies for climate change hysteria across Canada. Ecojustice is acting on behalf of children in taking the Ontario government to court of the relaxation of certain climate laws, and a key child...
- Doug Ford ‘proud’ of decision to tear up hundreds of green energy contracts Thu, 28 Nov 19, 9:00amFrom Global News By Shawn Jeffords The Canadian Press Posted November 21, 2019 12:49 pm Updated November 21, 2019 5:02 pm TORONTO – Premier Doug Ford said Thursday he is “proud” of his decision to tear up hundreds of...
- MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple designs holiday retreats for an island community Thu, 24 Oct 19, 5:30amRenowned for beautiful views, indigenous history and a famous golf resort, Ontario’s Bigwin Island will also soon be home to a new planned community spearheaded by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, a Halifax-based studio...
- Ontario cancels plans to reduce its carbon footprint Sat, 27 Apr 19, 6:30amOntario just cut plans to reduce its carbon footprint as Doug Ford, the Premier of Ontario, Canada decided to cancel an initiative that would have planted 50 million trees across the province and would have absorbed a considerable...
- Justin Trudeau Levies Carbon Tax On Rebellious Canadian Provinces Tue, 2 Apr 19, 9:00pmFrom The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch | Energy Editor Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s carbon tax went into effect in four Canadian provinces Monday...
- Fall Leaf sales fall: Nissan Leaf sales collapse in Ontario after incentive axed Tue, 15 Jan 19, 5:00pmFrom Automotive News Canada Stephanie Wallcraft Since the Ford government in Ontario in July ended rebates of up to $14,000 and the final recipients were registered Sept...
- Canadas largest net-zero energy college building opens in Ontario Wed, 12 Dec 18, 9:00amThe Canadian port city of Hamilton in Ontario has recently welcomed its first net-zero energy institutional building — the new Joyce Centre for Partnership and Innovation at Mohawk College’s Fennel Campus...
- Solar-powered multi-generational home offsets its energy consumption Wed, 6 Jun 18, 1:00amToronto-based architecture firm Williamson Williamson has completed a stunning home that embraces aging in place with a sustainably minded footprint. Located in the Ontario town of Hamilton, the House on Ancaster Creek comprises...
- This modern vacation home embraces indoor-outdoor living in Ontario Fri, 25 May 18, 10:00amThe boundary between indoors and out are blurred to beautiful effect in the Bear Stand Residence, a family retreat located approximately three hours northeast of Toronto, Ontario...
- This ultra-thin aluminum pavilion evokes a supernatural pine tree Mon, 12 Mar 18, 7:30pmMarc Fornes / THEVERYMANY’s works are both otherworldly and instantly recognizable—and Pine Sanctuary at the entrance to the Riverwood Conservancy in Mississauga is no exception...
- Perkins + Wills KTTC building blends beauty and sustainability in Ontario Wed, 11 Oct 17, 8:29pmThe built environment can have a big effect on our health—and even on what we study. Perkins + Will used design to rekindle interest in the skilled trades with their completion of Kawartha Trades + Technology Centre (KTTC),...
- Kelly McParland: Another wheel flies off Ontario’s green energy bus, and lands on 340 workers Fri, 21 Jul 17, 8:00amFrom the National Post Despite overwhelming evidence that governments do badly when they try to remove the freedom from free enterprise, Wynne and McGuinty ploughed ahead with their green energy vision Kelly McParland July...