No doubt readers will recognize this month’s W&C
Architect Profile of the Month Chris Dixon. He has been one of the magazine’s
contributing editor’s now for several years with his column Straight Green.
Using only materials he’d use on his own home, Greg Powell is constructing a golf course community on Lake Michigan that will be Gold-rated green and easy to maintain.
The green building movement proves its upward trend not only as a responsible answer to sustainable building, but also as an incentive for innovation. Ten years ago, the term “green” was considered a precious ambition with high hopes of changing the way builders looked at approaching construction.
Village Suites Oshawa is a 556-bed student residence built for the University Of Ontario Institute Of Technology, Canada’s fastest growing university. The building is currently being evaluated by the CaGBC for LEED Platinum certification and if successful, at 270,000 square feet will be one of the largest LEED Platinum certified buildings in Canada.
Over the next three years, builders and contractors will witness an unprecedented rise in energy-efficient construction. Energy efficiency advocates succeeded in tightening the 2009 and 2012 International Energy Conservation Code with an estimated 30 percent improvement between the 2006 and 2012 versions of the code.
