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Integral Group Releases 2018 Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility (CSER) Report

Jul 30, 2019

Integral Group is proud to release our 2018 Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility (CSER) Report. Our inaugural 2017 CSER Report debuted to the public in the summer of 2018. Crossing this threshold was celebrated internally with staff and externally with our business partners alike. The 2018 CSER Report focuses on improving upon our processes with…

BC Government Announces Winners of Net-Zero Energy-Ready Challenge

Jul 30, 2019

The BC Government has announced the eleven winning projects of the CleanBC Better Buildings Net-Zero Energy-Ready Challenge program. Integral Group’s Research & Planning Team is administering the Better Buildings program, while the BC Ministry of Mines, Energy and Petroleum Resources is providing funding and program oversight. These highly energy-efficient projects will receive up to $390,000…

Integral Group Joins the Business Coalition for a Clean Economy

Jul 30, 2019

Integral Group is excited to announce its membership with The Business Coalition for a Clean Economy (BCCE), an initiative spearheaded by The Pembina Institute. The BCCE is a Coalition that brings together a network of organizations for the overarching purpose of working towards a Clean Economy future, achieved through climate action. Their advocacy is channeled…

The Arbour Receives Azure Best in Concepts: Unbuilt Buildings Award

Jul 23, 2019

One of Toronto’s most revolutionary developments – The Arbour – has recently been awarded the Best in Concepts: Unbuilt Buildings Award from the AZ Awards 2019. Otherwise known as George Brown College’s new School of Technology and Canada’s first Tall Wood Research Institute, The Arbour impressed with its low-carbon building model and cross-laminated timber design.…

Umow Lai Joins Integral Group

Jul 23, 2019

Melbourne, Australia, July 2019 Leading Australian Building Services + Sustainability practice Umow Lai is poised to join Integral Group, a global Deep Green Engineering + Consulting firm. Umow Lai was founded in 1991 in Melbourne by George Umow and Dominic Lai. Its growth has been guided by the principles of quality and innovation. Almost three…

Elementa UK Becomes Signatories: UK Building Services Engineers Declare Climate & Biodiversity Emergency

Jul 22, 2019

Over 20 building service engineering firms have now joined Elementa as signatories of Building Service Engineers Declare This Declaration complements the recent Architect’s Declare commitment to sustainable and regenerative building design. By signing, Elementa and a growing number of other firms, are making a statement of intent to fight the impending climate and biodiversity emergency…

Natcha Kucita joins the panel of influential female engineers at NLA breakfast event

Jul 22, 2019

Breaking Boundaries In collaboration with Women in the City join Gwen Rhys for this breakfast talk at The City Centre to hear from a cross section of influential female engineers who have worked on key projects both in The City of London and further afield. Engineers have always played a vital part in breaking the…

Juli Abbott Joins Atlanta Studio as Principal

Jul 19, 2019

Juli Abbott joins Integral Consulting Engineering, the Atlanta studio of Integral Group, as a principal to lead project management and oversee operations. A licensed architect, Juli holds a Master of Architecture degree with an emphasis in sustainable design from the University of Texas at Austin. She spent over nine years in Gensler’s Atlanta studio where…

Integral Group Staff Support One Girl Can

Jul 16, 2019

During the summer of 2018, Integral Group Project Manager Joe Quad went on a trip to Kenya, Africa. Upon his return, he felt inspired to give back to the community that so kindly hosted him. He sponsored a young girl named Purity through the organization, One Girl Can–an institution providing scholarships to high school and…

Greenerbuilder 2019

Jul 10, 2019

Hosted by the Pacific Region Communities of the US Green Building Council, GreenerBuilder is a one-day conference and expo for green building professionals. The annual event unites all of the key players in greening the Pacific Region’s built environment—including architects, engineers and contractors—to discuss industry trends, new research and emerging technologies. GreenerBuilder is where you…

Climate Innovation Forum 2019

Jul 10, 2019

The built environment must prevent rising carbon fast as climate emergency is declared. Today a BBC news headline declared “The UK has been dealt a ‘brutal reality check’ on its climate change ambitions” from environmentalists. The story highlights that the government’s official climate change advisers are warning ministers that they are failing to cut emissions…

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