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2023 SABMag Canadian Green Building

Awards exhibit innovation, community engagement and low energy intensity

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This year we appreciated the continuing trend toward lower operating energy intensity, but also observed increased emphasis on emerging concerns, such as Zero Carbon Building Design, indoor environments that promote occupant wellbeing, and strategies supporting community interaction and integration with nature.

Notable for conserving embodied carbon were 500 McNab Ken Soble Tower, the ‘deep green retrofit of a 1960s concrete residential tower in Hamilton ON, which achieves Passive House EnerPHit certification, and the Loblaw’s Groceteria, the adaptive reuse of a 1920s heritage building on the Toronto waterfront.

Net Zero Energy for new buildings was achieved on the SoLo Project, an off-grid single-family house near Whistler BC and the Neil Campbell Rowing Centre in St. Catherine’s ON. Both employ a simple and elegant formal language, an envelope-first design approach to minimize operating energy, and a primarily wood structure to reduce embodied carbon.

Strategies for supporting community engagement are well represented in the Bill and Helen Norrie Library in Winnipeg MB, inspired in part by the Indigenous history of the site; and the SFU Affordable Housing project in Burnaby BC that creates a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces where residents can interact with one another and with nature.

Interesting technical innovations were found in the Manitou a bi Bii daziigae project at RRC Polytechnic in Winnipeg MB, where BIPV cells are concealed behind nano-coated glass panels which change colour according to the weather and angle of view; and at the Putnam Family YWCA in Hamilton ON, where a PH-certified, precast concrete construction system created durable, low-cost housing for women from marginalized sectors of society. Both were Canadian firsts.

Outstanding in their focus on occupant wellbeing were the interior design for the Aedifica Head Office in Montreal QC, whose indoor environmental quality, biophilic elements and spatial variety led to LEED Platinum certification; and the Endress + Hauser Customer Experience Centre in Burlington ON, with its variety of social spaces and activity opportunities within the building.

We wish to thank all of those who submitted a project and our jury: Vedran Skopac of Reimagine Architects in Edmonton, Roxanne Gautier of EVOQ Architecture in Montreal and Kendal Taylor of root architecture in Dartmouth, for their enthusiasm and expertise in selecting the winning projects.

We especially thank our national sponsor, the Canadian Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute, along with our category sponsors noted below, whose support allows us offer the annual SABMag Awards program.

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INDIGENOUS HISTORY MONTH IN ARCHITECTURE: RENEWAL AND RESISTANCE

June is Indigenous History Month in Canada, an opportunity for architects and designers to learn more about and reflect on the ways that Indigenous architecture has shaped the built environment in Canada, and how colonialism has affected Indigenous ways of life and living conditions - including building practices and design, and the availability of housing.

The influence of Indigenous-led architecture is growing in Canada, as more Indigenous architects and designers take centre stage with creative, sustainable work rooted in community and place. Their work also highlights the need to look to ideas that have been successful in the past as we seek ways to adapt to current and future challenges, such as the impact of climate change.

Indigenous architects are also taking on the social, political and economic conditions in which buildings are created, such as the impact of the housing crisis. This is the focus of a new project from Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA), a group of architects, designers, activists, and advocates who are generating dialogue about housing affordability and accessibility in Canada – including Organizing Committee members Simoogit Saa Bax Dr. Patrick Stewart, FRAIC, Architect AIBC, Nisga'a Nation; and Dr. David T Fortin,

RAIC, OAA, SAA, MAA, Architect AAA, AIBC MRAIC, Métis. The RAIC is proud to be sponsoring the exhibition, which is representing Canada in the 18th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, from May 20 to November 26, 2023.

Their project highlights how housing has become commodified and financialized, turning “home” into an investment while cutting off ownership for many Canadians and driving up rents for those who cannot afford to buy. This shift is reflected physically in the new buildings we see: large condo towers with many small units packed in, usually with only one or two bedrooms.

The lack of adequate, affordable housing most affects groups with the least advantage, including Indigenous peoples. Indeed, their housing crisis has been going on much longer: the current situation has roots in “the appropriation of land from Indigenous peoples and the transformation of homes into commodities” (AAHA). We see this reflected in the remote and northern communities where residents have long lived with poorly built and maintained buildings and crowded conditions unsuitable for health and wellbeing, and in conditions faced by the Urban Indigenous Peoples in Canada who disproportionately lack housing.

Not only is accessible and affordable housing inadequate, but the wealth of real estate in Canada is built on land stolen from Indigenous peoples. The very ground beneath these buildings was taken from Indigenous peoples - while too many of their descendants now live without a suitable place to live, or anywhere to live at all. AAHA’s collaboration shows how in working to make fundamental changes not only to the design, but also to the social and political conditions of architecture, Indigenous architects in Canada are building on rich and diverse histories, values and principles that can teach us how to live better today and adapt to the changes we face in the future.

CEMENT/CONCRETE INDUSTRY LAUNCHES ACTION PLAN TO NET-ZERO

The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) has released Concrete Zero, an Action Plan to ensure Canada's cement and concrete industry achieves its carbon emissions reduction goals by making cement net-zero by 2050. It has the goal of 40% emissions reduction by 2030 as part of the Roadmap to Net-Zero Carbon Concrete by 2050 – a government-industry collaboration. The industry is also the first to join Canada's Net Zero Challenge – putting it at the leading edge of transparently disclosing and verifying carbon emission reductions. cement. ca/sustainability/concrete-zero gbreton@cement.ca

REIMAGINE ARCHITECTS RECEIVES EMERALD AWARD FOR LEGACY OF SUSTAINABILITY

Reimagine Architects was named as the winner in the “Business” category at the 32nd Annual Emerald Awards, recognizing its 26-year legacy of green building “firsts,” including the very first LEED certified project in Alberta, and the first net-zero commercial project in Alberta. Since 1992, the Alberta Emerald Foundation has recognized organizations and individuals across all sectors for raising the bar on climate change and environmental issues. Info: kmckay@reimagine.ca

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Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA)

In 2008, under CEPA, regulations concerning storage tank systems for petroleum-based products were introduced, requiring any associated underground piping transporting these products to be double contained if the storage tank meets the criteria outlined in the regulations.

• SOR/2008-197 — Storage Tank Systems for Petroleum Products and Allied Petroleum Products Regulations

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National Fire Code of Canada (NFC)

The NFC states that all underground piping systems used for the transportation of flammable and combustible liquids must be double contained for buildings and facilities that fall under the jurisdiction of the code.

• SOR/National Fire Code of Canada 2020, Section 4.5. Piping and Transfer Systems

Leak Detection

In addition to double contained underground piping, monitoring of the interstitial space (i.e. the space between the inner and outer pipe) is also required under these federal regulations/codes.

• National Fire Code of Canada 2020, Table 4.4.1.2.-C — Leak Detection Testing and Monitoring of Underground Piping Systems

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500 MACNAB SENIORS’ HOUSING / KEN SOBLE TOWER

Hamilton, ON Existing Building Upgrade Award

JURY COMMENT:

“This project creates an important precedent, given the prevalence of this high-rise residential typology throughout North America. Achieving Passive House (EnerPHit) certification is a remarkable achievement. The loss of individual balconies is unfortunate, given the demographic of the occupants; a challenge for PH projects we hope may be overcome in the future.”

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LOBLAW’S GROCETERIA WAREHOUSE ADAPTIVE REUSE

Toronto, ON Mixed Use Award

JURY COMMENT:

“After standing idle for a decade, the adaptive reuse of this 1928 heritage structure is worthy of recognition. Within the context of the large mixed-use development that occupies the remainder of the site, it has catalyzed the revitalization of a section of Toronto’s waterfront. Conserving the embodied carbon in existing buildings is an increasingly important strategy in combating climate change.”

The 1928 Loblaws Groceteria warehouse was listed on the Toronto Register of Heritage Properties in 2001, but sat abandoned for over a decade. The 2020 restoration and adaptive re-use has preserved a remarkable example of Toronto’s waterfront industrial heritage, while introducing healthy food options, local retail and community services into a neighbourhood experiencing rapid intensification.

Perched on the south edge of a site bisected by the Gardiner Expressway, the warehouse was commercially unviable due to its small footprint, lack of services and structural deterioration. The architect devised a masterplan inserting high-rise residential towers at the north end of the site, with below-grade servicing and parking. The land value unlocked by this strategy financed the restoration and expansion of the Groceteria warehouse, which is reborn as a centre for food, retail, local services and employment in the Fort York neighbourhood.

1. Inserting residential towers at the north end of the site financed the restoration and expansion of the Groceteria warehouse, which is reborn as a centre for food, retail, local services and employment in the Fort York neighbourhood.

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THE PUTMAN FAMILY YWCA

Hamilton, ON Technical Award

JURY COMMENT:

“This precast concrete structure is a great example of an industry adapting to the challenges it faces in regard to sustainability. Creating a high performance building that is quick to construct and has a long service life is in itself commendable; that the building also serves the most vulnerable sectors of our community makes its contribution all the more valuable.”

This project is Hamilton’s first affordable housing residence for women and children, prioritizing those from Indigenous and marginalized groups. The six-storey building comprises five floors of apartments above a ground floor podium. The podium, flanked by a community garden, includes a gathering space, an Innovation Centr and health and wellness programming for seniors.

Architecturally, the intent was to reflect the tradition of Hamilton as a Steel Town and to use local materials and manufacturers where possible. The brick clad podium reflects the scale and materiality of the neighbourhood, connecting the community programming with the street.

1. The new building occupies the site of the former YWCA swimming pool and was designed to fit into the city’s artistic Crown Point community.

SOLO HOUSE

Soo Valley, BC

Residential (Small) Award

JURY COMMENT:

“This off -grid project provides an object lesson in how to address the imperatives of carbon neutrality, energy self-sufficiency, occupant health and more efficient, low-impact construction materials and methods: in short, how to future proof our built environment. Realized in a remote area, these lessons could nonetheless be applied in urban locations.“

SoLo house is a 380 sq.m, self sufficient, off-grid home with a 40 sq.m ancillary building, sitting lightly on a forested knoll overlooking the spectacular Soo Valley north of Whistler in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia.

Reflecting the client’s expressed intention to ‘Set a new benchmark for environmental performance, health and well-being’, SoLo is not a typical alpine home.

Rather, it is a prototype that demonstrates a unique approach to building off-grid in a remote environment where every choice has consequences. Challenging conventions in both aesthetics and construction, the prototype acts as a testing ground for low-energy systems, healthy materials, prefabricated and modular construction methods, and independent operations intended to inform the approach to larger projects.

The house includes living space and a master bedroom suite on the main level linked to a sauna and storage space in the adjacent ancillary building. The upper level includes two more bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Given the valley’s extreme climate, it was critical to have an ‘enclosurefirst’ approach to ensure energy efficiency and outstanding comfort. A two-layer solution was used for the enclosure with an outer heavy timber frame acting as a shield against the weather, and the heavily insulated inner layer acting as the thermal barrier.

With the goal of eliminating fossil fuels and combustion, SoLo includes a photovoltaic array and a geo-change system, with a hydrogen fuel cell for backup energy storage. To avoid snow build up in winter, the PV array is mounted vertically on the south elevation. In addition, the house collects and treats its own drinking water and processes its waste water.

AEDIFICA HEADQUARTERS

Montreal, QC Interior Design Award

JURY COMMENT:

“This LEED Platinum certified interior fit out was impressive; addressing multiple quantitative and qualitative criteria including: efficient water and energy consumption, biophilia and diversity of spaces, low-emitting materials, enhanced air quality, occupant comfort and carbon neutral energy. The LCA documentation was comprehensive and the result refined and elegant.“

Ædifica is a multi-disciplinary design practice whose mission is to enrich human lives by creating sustainable, carbon-neutral and inspiring interiors, buildings and urban environments.

The challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a review of the firm’s culture and how best to deliver its services moving forward. Ædifica decided to relocate to smaller premises and adopt a hybrid work policy which included teleworking and unassigned physical workplaces.

The location in Old Montreal was chosen for the wealth of nearby amenities, easy access by transit and bicycle, and the enduring qualities of the base building. Design ambitions for the project were both qualitative and quantitative: healthy gourmet lunches served for free by a chef, efficient water and energy consumption, biophilia and a diversity of spaces, low-emitting materials, enhanced air quality, occupant comfort, and carbon neutrality in both energy and materials.

MANITOU A BI BII DAZIIGAE, RRC POLYTECH

Winnipeg, MB

Institutional (Large) Award

JURY COMMENT:

"This project successfully resolves a complex program that includes the integration of a brick and beam heritage structure. It incorporates a variety of well thought out details and design solutions, achieving a harmonious relationship with its historic context, providing engaging communal spaces, and setting a technical precedent with its ‘ shape-shifting’ photovoltaic cladding."

Manitou a bi Bii daziigae is a post-secondary learning hub that unites a repurposed brick and beam heritage building with new construction, creating an engaging crossroads in Winnipeg’s historic Exchange District - the city’s Innovation Alley.

Targeting LEED Gold Certification, the 9,300 sq.m. building provides flexible, high-tech, and interactive spaces that nurture creativity and collaboration, and connects students with education and industry professionals to facilitate social innovation, enterprise and pioneering research.

These aspirations informed the design process, and the completed building reflects a sense of wonder, imagination, empathy, mystery and passion. It is hoped that the Innovation Centre will inspire these qualities in students and faculty.

The facade of the new building is made of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) panels that change colour depending on the angle of view and the weather.

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BILL AND HELEN NORRIE LIBRARY

Winnipeg, MB

Institutional (Small) Award

JURY COMMENT:

“This project clearly articulated the social and cultural focus that has become the primary role of community libraries. Taking visual cues from the Metis village that occupied the site, the building evokes the traditional ‘Big House’. The social, cultural and educational agenda is underpinned by the low embodied carbon and operating energy of the building.”

Inspired by the Métis heritage and dense residential context of the site, the library is conceived as a ‘big house’, reflecting diverse experiences of home — reading on the porch, playing in the backyard or gathering around the living room fireplace.

The building is strategically oriented on an east-towest axis on the compact site to maximize daylight into the library year-round. Positioned to absorb solar heat in the winter and support solar shading in the summer, overhangs minimize glare, direct sunlight and mitigate unwanted heat gain. These strategies reduce energy consumption and costs, and support visitor well-being.

Located on a busy recreational campus, the 1,300 sq. m library unites the physical energy of the broader site with engaging social spaces to create a home-away-from-home for the community.

1. Overhangs minimize glare, direct sunlight and mitigate unwanted heat gain to help reduce energy consumption and costs, and support visitor comfort.

NEIL CAMPBELL ROWING CENTRE

St. Catherine’s, ON

Institutional (Small) Award

JURY COMMENT:

“A very elegant solution that achieves high standards of environmental performance without compromising aesthetics. The form is simple and the material palette robust. The thought processes required to resolve the detailing of the mass timber roof and to ensure there was no thermal bridging through the envelope were thoroughly and convincingly documented.”

This project demonstrates how simple, elemental, and respectful design can support a broad spectrum of uses and enhance the identity of a venerable place, while achieving both Net-Zero Energy and Zero-Carbon Emission benchmarks.

The NCRC was a key venue for the 2022 Canada Summer Games and will host the 2024 World Rowing Championships. Beyond this, it will provide year-round fitness and rowing training for Canadian athletes, continuing the site’s rich history of competition that began in 1903.

The form of the building is generated by the roof, which is designed with an innovative mass timber system utilizing Canadian glue laminated and cross-laminated timber products, and is held aloft by a light steel column structure and a centralized CLT shear core. The asymmetrical overhanging timber roof, operable doors, and concrete steps down to Martindale Pond further reinforce the connection to the water and create a strong identity for the club.

The building includes a simple and robust material palette; a high-performance building envelope; passive sun control and low-energy mechanical and electrical systems in order to enhance environmental sustainability and reduce ongoing operating and maintenance costs.

1. The asymmetrical overhanging timber roof, operable doors, and concrete steps down to Martindale Pond reinforce the connection to the water and create a strong identity.

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SFU AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Burnaby, BC

Residential (Large) Award

JURY COMMENT:

“Providing much needed affordable accommodation for previously under-served sectors of the student population, this project is notable for its strong community focus, the multiple opportunities it creates for interaction between residents, and its strong connection with nature. Attention to detail and comprehensive data supported impressive energy performance.”

Simon Fraser University (SFU) Affordable Housing is a high-performance, community-oriented housing project that strives to promote connection—people to one another, students to university, residents to neighbourhood, and everyone to nature.

Located near a daycare and elementary school in the UniverCity neighbourhood at SFU’s Burnaby campus, the project provides 90 below-market student rental apartments that prioritize underserved communities with accessible, adaptable, and family-oriented housing—demographics with modest incomes and limited access to transportation, amenities, and community support.

1. The project is designed to the highest level of the BC Energy Step Code while incorporating design details and strategies typical of Passive House buildings.

2. Consisting of two wood-frame buildings of four and six storeys on top of a single-storey parkade, the residences include a courtyard and playground.

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The Enbridge Gas Savings by Design program * provides free building science consulting offered over a full-day integrated design process workshop to help build high-performance and sustainable buildings. BDP Quadrangle’s Director of Innovation, Michelle Xuereb, shares why she’s a longtime participant.

QAs an architect, what’s the value of participating in Savings by Design?

A: The real value comes from the integrated discussions. The program brings together a diverse group of stakeholders including the client, their design team, subject-matter experts and energy modellers provided by Enbridge Gas. We spend the day together outside our day-today environment, which allows us to focus our attention on solving complex design issues informed by real-time energy modelling.

To get the most out of your next project, contact Venoth Jeganmohan, Energy Solutions Advisor.

QHow is the program different from simply bringing in consultants?

A: I think the difference is that the workshop is peer to peer. For example, a mechanical engineer with sustainability expertise may present new technologies and ideas to the project mechanical engineer in the room. It may be a technology that is new to the team or it may be something they were already considering and now have the support to bring forward. I love the collaborative aspect of the program.

Expert help from design to construction

Visioning session

1 – 2 hours | Complimentary

We’ll meet with your project team to discuss project requirements and sustainability priorities.

Integrated design process (IDP) workshop

1 day | Complimentary

Your team will explore sustainable design strategies, best practices and more with industry experts to maximize your building’s energy performance.

• You’ll receive a report that summarizes energy-saving recommendations and key outcomes.

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venoth.jeganmohan@enbridge.com

* To qualify for the program, projects must be located in the Enbridge Gas service area. City of Toronto and City of Ottawa projects will target the achievement of higher energy performance. Participants must agree to all program terms and conditions, fully participate in all stages of the program and meet all program requirements. HST is not applicable and will not be added to incentive payments. Visit enbridgegas.com/SBD-commercial for details. © 2023 Enbridge Gas Inc. All rights reserved. ENB 1407 05/2023

• Workshop is facilitated by Sustainable Buildings Canada.

ENDRESS + HAUSER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTRE

Burlington, ON

Commercial/Industrial (Large) Award

JURY COMMENT:

“This project is notable for setting and pursuing high environmental performance goals: achieving net Zero Carbon and awaiting confirmation of LEED Gold certification. The interior addresses the health and wellbeing of employees through its socially focused program organization and brightly lit interior spaces. The positive response has catalyzed broader changes at its parent company in Switzerland.”

The ZCB Certified, LEED Gold pending Endress+Hauser Customer Experience Centre in Burlington was designed as a gift for its employees from the Swiss-owned company. The 4400 sq. m, $24 million environment is a sunlit, open concept space, uniquely tailored for the employees and engaging for visitors who have come to experience its Process Training Unit (PTU) and calibration labs.

The glass enclosed PTU is prominently positioned at the southeast corner, acting as the public face of the building; and offering educational engagement with the leading-edge equipment and systems it contains. The ground floor is home to a program of training spaces, calibration lab, and private employee wellness areas. The second level, accessible by a central stair, is organized into neighbourhoods around an atrium and indoor walking track. The open working environments are each slightly different based on their particular functions. The facility is punctuated with coffee nooks and seating areas to promote impromptu exchanges and casual meetings.

1. The project received ZCB Certification in 2022, with LEED Gold pending. The north-south orientation and massing of the building optimize daylighting and passive ventilation.

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CANADIAN GREEN BUILDING 2023 AWARDS

The annual program to recognize excellence in the design and execution of all types of sustainably-designed, highperformance Canadian residential and non-residential buildings and interiors, both new and renovated.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNING TEAMS

Existing Building Upgrade Award

ERA Architects and PCL Construction (l. to r.): Lori O’Malley, Building Envelope Engineering Specialist, Andrew Norman, District Building Systems Manager, Andrew Vanderstraeten, Superintendent, Jonathan Rodrigues, Project Manager, Stephen Montgomery, Sustainability Specialist, and Mark Henderson, Manager, Building Revitalization, all of PCL Constructors Canada, Inc. The architects of the project: ERA Architects.

Institutional (Large) Award

Diamond Schmitt and Number TEN Architectural Group (left to right) Diamond Schmitt (l. to r.): Back row: Andrew Keung, Sydney Browne, Michael Leckman, Haley Zhou. Front row: Birgit Siber, Parnian Maddahi, Emre Goktay of Diamond Schmitt. Not present: Martin Davidson, Martin Gauthier, Lou-Salome Bienvenu, Solmaz Eshraghi, Steven Ischkin, Rui Hu, Tristan Crawford, Christiano Mahler, Sebastien Dion, Valerie Gomez, Marcela Ortiz, Halima Namugga, Darlene Magno.

Number TEN Architectural Group (l. to r.): Back Row - Gabe Derksen, Michael Hiebert, Derek Martens. Front Row - Amanda Ross, Richard Cueto, Kat Kreftsun, Doug Hanna, Chelsea Lazar, Henry Bakker, Holly Handford. Missing from photo: Aruna Anaparti, all of number TEN architectural group.

Institutional (Small) Award

LM Architectural Group (l. to r.): Heather West, Corey Greenham, Shelly Slobodzian, Tamara Maltman and Ryan Van Belleghem of LM Architectural Group | Environmental Space Planning.

ÆDIFICA HEADQUARTERS

Interior Design Award

Ædifica

(l. to r.): Mélanie Pitre, Vice-President of Sustainable Development, and Vanessa Toralti, Technical Coordinator of Sustainable Development, Ædifica.

PUTMAN FAMILY YWCA

Technical Award

Kearns Mancini architects inc.

(l. to r.): Rick Sealey (Principal), Jonathan Kearns (CEO), Donna Eng (Senior Principal) and Peter Ng (Senior Principal) of Kearns Mancini Architects Inc.

500 MACNAB SENIORS’ HOUSING / KEN SOBLE TOWER

BILL AND HELEN NORRIE LIBRARY

MANITOU A BI BII DAZIIGAE RRC POLYTECH

SOLO HOUSE

Residential (Small) Award

Perkins&Will

(l. to r.): Aik Ablimit, Cillian Collins, Alysia Baldwin of Perkins&Will.

NEIL CAMPBELL ROWING CENTRE

Institutional (Small) Award

MJMA + Raimondo + Associates Architects Inc. (left to right)

MJMA (l. to r.): Tyler Walker and Robert Allen of MJMA Architecture & Design.

Raimondo + Associates Architects Inc. (l. to r.): John-Alexander Raimondo and Emilio Raimondo of Raimondo + Associates Architects in joint venture with MJMA Architecture & Design.

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Residential (Large) Award

Local Practice Architecture + Design

(l. to r.): Annie Dahan, Geoff Cox, Graham Girard, Matthew Woodruff, and Maru Kim of Local Practice Architecture + Design.

ENDRESS + HAUSER CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTRE

Commercial/Industrial (Large) Award mcCallumSather

Michelle Austin, MAATO, OBEC, LEED AP (Managing Principal, Operations) accepting the Commercial/Industrial (Large) Award on behalf of the team at mcCallumSather.

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Mixed Use Award

Alliance Architecture

(l. to r.): Mark Cascella and Blair Robinson of architects – Alliance.

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Project: The Putman Family YWCA, Hamilton, ON Architect: Kearns Mancini Architects Inc., Toronto, ON