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Advanced Case Studies in Canadian Sustainable Design

Terri Meyer Boake B.E.S. B.Arch. M.Arch.
 
Associate Professor School of Architecture University of Waterloo


Masters Level Research Reports

 

 
 

Sustainable Canadian Case Studies: The case studies below were researched by masters level students at the School of Architecture, University of Waterloo. Most of the information was obtained through interviews with the Architectural firms who were responsible for these projects. We disclaim any errors in accuracy. The research reports on this page have been edited by Kate Harrison, BES, M.Arch, LEED AP, via funding provided by the Ontario Association of Architects.

The Vital Signs Case Studies were conducted by a separate group of students, using data collection equipment to measure light, heat and humidity in the subject buildings.


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  Residential Buildings: Masters Level
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not all gallery links are active -- only those buildings to which we have been able to visit and document in person
 An Introduction to Sustainable Building Design:


Kitchener Waterloo Green Home:

Enermodal Engineering Limited, Kitchener, Ontario



CMHC Healthy House:

Martin Leifhebber Architect, Toronto, Ontario
     
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 Small Environmental Education Buildings: Masters Level
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Boyne River Environmental Centre

Douglas Pollard Architect, Shelbourne, Ontario

The centre was closed in February 2003 due to funding cuts at the Toronto Board of Education which has subsequently made the building inaccessible for research.

YMCA Environmental Learning Centre: Burrows Building

Charles Simon Architect, Paradise Lake, Ontario


YMCA Environmental Learning Centre: Solarium Building

Charles Simon Architect, Paradise Lake, Ontario



Earth Rangers Wildlife Centre, Kortright Centre, Toronto, Ontario

Enermodal Engineering, Transsolar Energieteknik


     
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 Small to Medium Government Buildings: Masters Level
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Hinton Government Centre:

Manasc Isaac Architects, Hinton, Alberta


 

Richmond City Hall, Richmond, B.C.

Hotson Bakker with KPMB Architects


White Rock Operations Centre

Busby + Associates, White Rock, B.C.

LEED Gold Recipient



 

Emergency Medical Services Building
Cambridge, Ont.

Sather McCallum Architects
     
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 Small to Medium Commerical Buildings: Masters Level
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Mountain Equipment Coop

Stone Kohn McQuire Vogt Architects, Toronto, Ontario

 

Green on the Grand

Snider, Reichard and March Architects, Kitchener, Ontario

 

Jackson Triggs Niagara Estate Winery,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects, Toronto

Canadian Green Building Challenge Submission 2002

 
     
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 Institutional Buildings: Masters Level
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C.K. Choi Institute for Asian Studies

Matsuaki Wright Architects, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

Banff Town Hall

Manasc Isaac Architects, Banff, Alberta

York University Computer Science Building

architectsAlliance with Busby and Associates Toronto, Ontario

Canadian Green Building Challenge Submission 2000
gbc 2K link

 
U of T Bahen Centre for
Information Technology

Diamond Architects with Allen Kani Associates

 

 Information and Communications Technology Building

HOK, Stantec, Barry Johns Architect, Calgary, Alberta

 

Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, University College of the Caribou, B.C.

Peter Busby and Associates


Sir Sandford Fleming College, Peterborough, Ontario

Line Architect Inc.


Mayo Replacement School,
Mayo, Yukon

Kobayashi + Zedda Architects Ltd.

Canadian Green Building Challenge Submission 2002


 

Integrated Learning Centre at Beamish-Munro Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

B+H Architects, Toronto

web article 1 (Canadian Architect January 2005)

     
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 Double Skin Facade Applications: Masters Level
Author and Links:
  An Introduction to Double Skin Facade Building Technology

Caisse du Depots et Placement:

Eric Gauthier Architect, Montreal, Quebec


Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto

Benisch, Benisch and Partner with Architects Alliance, Toronto, Ontario

     
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 International Projects: Masters Level
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Jubilee School
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Architects

London, England




     
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 United States Projects: Masters Level
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WMEP Interdistrict Downtown School
Cuningham Architects

Minneapolis, Minnesota



     
     

last updated March 6, 2008