Sustainability & Building Performance

Parcours Gouin Trail Net-Zero Energy Pavilion

A public amenity that optimizes the natural environs and acts of a showcase for net-zero design.
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Varennes Library

An energy-efficient library that uses high-performance systems, to achieve a net-zero objective.
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NREL Research Support Facility

An ambitiously sustainable building for a client that practices what it preaches.
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Blending art and science

We believe sustainable design can defy expectations and propel our communities into the future. We’re helping clients realize the full potential of their projects in terms of life cycle cost, energy efficiency, carbon reduction, and human health and wellness. Informed by data and grounded in the market, we design to support human resilience, health, and wellness while delivering value through life cycle cost analysis and reduction of energy and carbon use. Read More

Sustainability is not just about the environment, it is about creating healthier more efficient buildings that shape our daily lives—the places where we live, work, and play.

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evolv1 Centre for Sustainability Excellence

A strong commitment to sustainable design provides this commercial office building high quality occupant space and a competitive advantage. Read More

Richard J. Lee Elementary

A Texas first: A net-zero elementary school where the learners are the leaders. Read More

Rethinking details with Passive House

The first Canadian certified Passive House higher education building was inspired by passive design principles and wood innovation.

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Operations Building

When the Sacramento Municipal Utility District outgrew their 19-acre maintenance yard, they wanted a new facility that would not only accommodate future growth, but would also set an example for energy efficient building design. Read More

International Airport Benchmarking Initiative

Airport operators across North America and internationally face similar issues when defining utility performance targets for their terminal facilities. The question is often posed, what is the industry standard? Building utility benchmarking inventories have been defined on a national level for almost 30 years. One consistent omission is airports. We decided to fill that void and provide our clients with the data necessary to inform their operations. Read More

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As a leader in sustainable design, we're working with clients around the world to fuse sustainable thinking with building and systems design

We've completed net-zero projects from schools, to libraries to housing projects.

Sustainability matters. It means reducing environmental impacts and improving social impacts. We don’t just talk the talk—we measure and report our own internal performance.

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Architecture We create spaces that are engaging and uplifting that contribute to our collective sense of health and well-being, and encourage the sustainable stewardship of our communities.

Interior Design As humans, we spend a significant portion of our daily lives inside. We believe our emotional and physical well-being is dramatically impacted by the places where we live, work, and play.

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Parcours Gouin Trail Net-Zero Energy Pavilion

Varennes Library

NREL Research Support Facility

Blending art and science

Sustainability is not just about the environment, it is about creating healthier more efficient buildings that shape our daily lives—the places where we live, work, and play.

Ideas

Well-being can no longer be considered a luxury in a post-COVID workplace

Empathy, leadership, and listening during the pandemic pause

From the Design Quarterly: Building design as a tool for wellness

Environment, health and sustainability in real estate asset management

Using lighting IoT data to inform a safer office reentry strategy

From the Design Quarterly: Looking back on the first large-scale net zero energy building

5 ways to achieve a healthier work space now and after COVID-19

How do office sounds impact design? Hint: Not all sound in the workplace is bad

From the Design Quarterly: How systems thinking is good for our changing world

Climate Change Impacts on the Housing Infrastructure at Oneida Nation of the Thames Report

Education design: How much daylight is right for today’s tech-enabled schools?

Rethinking details with Passive House

From the Design Quarterly: A healthy future for mass timber in medical facilities

BREEAM New Construction 2018 - Part Two

Sustainability goes beyond zero carbon—it’s about creating greater wellness for tenants

Creating a safe mode to diagnose Revit add-in issues

evolv1 Centre for Sustainability Excellence

Richard J. Lee Elementary

Rethinking details with Passive House

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Operations Building

International Airport Benchmarking Initiative

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Sacramento Municipal Utility District East Campus Operations Center

Edmonton International Airport Expansion

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Integrative Learning Center

Varennes Library

Stantec Tower

George Brown College - Daphne Cockwell Centre for Health Sciences

University of the Fraser Valley - Canada Education Park Phase II

Iqaluit Airport

Horry County Public Schools Middle + Elementary School Prototypes

Richard J. Lee Elementary

Brentwood Town Centre - Phase One

Stantec Toronto Office

GVSU - Mary Idema Pew Library

Dryden Wastewater Treatment Plant

McGill University, Faculty of Medicine - McIntyre Medical Building

George W. Bush Presidential Center

University of the Fraser Valley - Canada Education Park Phase II

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