SABMag in brief Fall, 2024 |
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- RAIC Report: Thinking Differently to Shape the Future
- Cambridge Industrial Park shoots for Zero Carbon Building Design v3
- Mitsubishi Electric Sales Canada Inc. and Efficiency Capital partner on low-carbon building solutions
- Cascadia Windows & Doors the first to issue an EPD in accordance with the new PCR
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| | The Drive to Decarbonization: The Role of Prefabricated Precast Concrete |  | By Brian J. Hall and Val Sylaj, Canadian Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute (CPCI) Since the publication of our first CPCI industry-average Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in 2015, the Canadian precast concrete industry has made significant strides, achieving a remarkable 22% reduction in our A1-A3 embodied carbon. The Canadian precast concrete EPDs underwent two more rounds of updates in 2019 and 2023 to capture the latest emissions data from the industry. The 2023 EPDs introduced a more detailed regional emissions breakdown than just a national average. In addition, circular building practices, which include design for disassembly, along with the Rapid Prefabricated Building Enclosure System and Accelerated Building Construction are further crucial emissions reduction strategies being employed by the industry. Read more … | | |
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Giant Steps Autism Centre: A giant step for autism |  | | | | |
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New all-Canadian platform: Meeting sustainable building compliance in less time |  | EcoSpex is launching a Canadian verified product platform revolutionizing how construction materials are specified for green and healthy buildings. The platform supports manufacturers by automating and digitizing the environmental certifications and other relevant documentation of their products on one platform so that Developers, Owners, Architects, Engineers, General Contractors, Interior Designers, and sustainability professionals can cut the time it takes to decide the suitability of products for sustainable building from hours to minutes. Read more … | | |
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| | Amexon Development Corporation wins prestigious IPAX Americas Property Award |  | The Residences at Central Park project —a 12-acre master-planned community of five towers— by Amexon Development Corporation has won the coveted IPAX Americas Property Award for "Best Sustainable Residential Development" in Canada. The globally-recognized IPAX Americas Awards honour outstanding achievements across the real estate sector from nine global regions, awarding projects that exemplify innovation, superior quality, and environmental responsibility. Both he project an the individual units contain numerous green technology measures. Read more ... | | |
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Prefabricated Balconies bring Benefits in Time, Cost and Performance |  | By Sam Estall, Sapphire Balconies Ltd. Reducing the time on site by not needing to manufacture balconies in-situ can be a time and cost-effective way to manage balconies on a development. Delivering fully assembled units means not only a decrease in cost, but also a reduction in risk. In addition, on-site health and safety issues, such as the risk of errors and potentially costly project delays due to bad weather, can be reduced with a prefabricated solution. Read more … | | |
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See SABMag's 2024 Directory of Sustainable Products and Services for Sustainable, High-Performance Building |
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| |  | Duxton Windows & Doors - Super low U-values; Tough fiberglass frames; Beautiful aesthetics; and Passive House Applications. |
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|  | ECO Building Resource - Suppliers of High-Performance Membranes & Tapes, Sealants & Adhesives, Paints & Finishes, Insulation and more. |
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 | Fantech - BIM models and CSI 3-part specifications make it easy to spec our quality residential and commercial ventilation products. |
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|  | Dulux/PPG - The largest network of company-owned paint stores across Canada. |
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|  | Big Ass Fans - The world's preeminent manufacturer
of high-volume, low-speed ceiling fans. |
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| |  | Daikin Applied -Technologically advanced commercial HVAC systems for customers around the world. |
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|  | Ecopilot® - A clean-tech pioneer in intelligent building management software. |
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 | Efficiency Nova Scotia - From new builds, retrofits, optimizing controls and more, we can help with incentives, financing, and expert advice. |
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|  | MAPEI Canada - One of the world's leading manufacturers of chemical products for the building industry. |
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 | SLOAN Valve - Our third-party verified EPDs provide assurance for LEED Material and Resource credits for your project. |
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|  | Tempeff Inc. - Air to air Dual Core® energy recovery ventilation equipment with up to 90% energy efficiency in winter. |
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Building Better with Steel: Guidelines for lowering GHG emissions in conventional steel structures |  | By Scott Norris, Steelcon The steel industry has begun to take a life cycle approach, reducing the emissions associated with the production of the material, the construction process, as well as the energy efficiency over its lifespan. Regardless of the building type, occupancy, or design material, it is critical that consultants reaffirm their design approaches to ensure they align with this more holistic goal. Steelwork that is efficiently fabricated off-site offers quality-assured, fully tested, and traceable products. The overall embodied carbon in the structure can be reduced in several ways: Design efficiently and purposefully; Specify the correct materials; Understand the construction process; Understand the Environmental Product Declarations; and Understand full building Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) and Certifications. Read more … |
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| | Kipling Transit Hub: Advanced steel framing cuts tonnage and costs |  | By Scott Norris, Steelcon Completed in 2022, the Kipling Transit Hub is a 4,890m2 revitalization of an existing transit station. The LEED Gold station serves as a key transit interchange in Toronto's west end. The initial design for the elliptical roof structure consisted of typical frames spaced at approximately 8.0m on centre through the middle of the structure and transitioning to radially oriented girders at the west end and cantilever trusses to the east. Many of the girders and all the secondary framing were replaced with SIN beams. Type 3 environmental product declaration (EPD) for the SIN beam show an A1-A3 GWP value of 1,220 kg CO2/tonne: 30% lower than the industry average value for conventional rolled sections. Supplied by LiveRoof Ontario, the 4,090 m2 vegetated roof covers over 75% of the station roof area. Read more … | | |
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Canada's strong upswing - using Galvanized Steel as the optimal sustainable construction material |  | Technical Award: Gabion House Victoria, BC | By Hellen Christodoulou, Corbec Inc. Canada has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 40-45% below 2005 levels by 2030, as part of the Paris Agreement. To achieve this, the construction sector has embraced stricter regulations, retrofits, and sustainable building practices. Recently, there has been a strong upswing to use galvanized steel which stands out for its full life cycle benefits. These include durability, minimal maintenance, and recyclability. The galvanizing process coats steel with a protective zinc layer, preventing corrosion and significantly extending its service life. This longevity reduces the need for frequent replacements, cutting down on resource consumption, waste production, and energy usage associated with manufacturing and installation. Read more … | | |
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 | Dec 4-6, Toronto The Buildings Show The biggest Canadian building show of the year: seminars, collaborative roundtables and large trade show of companies supplying the construction industry. Visit the SABMag Booth #1450 SABMag readers save 20% on registration with code TBS24SAB. |
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Navigating the Transformation: The evolving role of wood in sustainable construction |  | By Peter Moonen, Canadian Wood Council The construction sector is in the midst of a profound transformation. Faced with an array of social, economic, and environmental challenges, the industry is adapting to new demands and regulations. Decarbonizing construction is a crucial part of this transformation. For decades, regulations have focused on operational energy, pushing the industry toward buildings with minimal energy demand and related monthly costs. Recently, however, there has been a shift toward addressing the carbon footprint of the construction process itself. Wood, with its low carbon emissions, is emerging as a key player in this shift. Read more … |
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| | Fast + Epp Head office: Urban infill building highlights hybrid construction |  | Completed in 2022, the Fast + Epp Home Office is an elegant, economic and highly transferable example of an urban densification project whose approach to material use is a pragmatic hybrid of mass timber, steel and concrete. The superstructure is built on top of the post-tensioned concrete slab that forms the roof of the parking garage. The entire east wall of the building consists of 2-storey high, vertically oriented 5-ply CLT panels connected together at their vertical and horizontal joints. This wall forms part of the CLT stair cores at the northeast and southeast corners of the building and has glulam pilasters integrated into it at 3.0m centres, corresponding to the structural bays. Read more … |
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| | Mechanical Systems for Low Energy Buildings |  | By Stuart Hood, Principal, Introba When it comes to energy use in buildings, it may seem counterintuitive to say that big savings can cost less than small savings – but this is true if you consider the entire building as a single integrated system. Indoor air quality in low-energy buildings, including temperature and humidity control and the removal of contaminants, is achieved using heat recovery or energy recovery ventilators (HRVs and ERVs). Centralized HVAC systems, such as that supplied by Oxygen 8, provides ventilation from a single large ERV, making routine maintenance, including the replacement of filters, much more straight forward. It also reduces the penetrations through the building enclosure, and the length of cold ductwork inside the building envelope that must be highly insulated to mitigate heat loss. Read more ... Publisher's note: Designed for multi-family homes, the FIT® ERV from Fantech provides balanced ventilation and improves the building's HERS Index toward NetZero status. Available in 70 cfm and 120 cfm versions for standard and mirrored floor plans, hard wired for direct connections or Plug & Play. |
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| | CAGBC launches Zero Carbon Building Micro-Credential | | |
| The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) recently launched its Zero Carbon Building Essentials Micro-Credential, a new leaning path designed to help green building professionals develop the knowledge needed to advance carbon reductions. The ZCB-Essentials Micro-Credential builds on insights gained from creating and implementing the Zero Carbon Building Standards, Canada's first and only building standards focused solely on carbon reductions. Read more … | | |
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| | INTERVIEW WITH: Mike Manning and Catherine Marshall | | |
| The husband-and-wife team at Greenbilt Homes (greenbilthomes.ca) have turned their attention to FlexPlex® – their multiplex building that easily flexes from duplex, triplex, fourplex to single-family to meet changing needs. This is a new venture for this 15-year-old Passive House company. Before FlexPlex®, Greenbilt had been mainly a custom home builder working with both modular and conventional technology. Read more … |
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