IMPACT>CITIES is a Smart Cities conference with mission-critical challenges and outcomes as its driving force. Challenges around mobility, energy, infrastructure, built environment and investment will be presented in a way that inspires purposeful innovation. This conference is ideal for industry leaders in global business, investment, city governments, established tech companies and startups. Integral Group is…
Vancouver Principal Jubin Jalili has been re-appointed to the Advisory Design Panel (ADP) by the Richmond City Council. Richmond’s Advisory Design Panel (ADP) is a body appointed by Council that independently evaluates the designs of new and renovated public, commercial and industrial buildings, and multiple-family residential developments. While the panel consists of eleven members from various roles…
Integral Group’s Victoria team was excited to host their 3rd annual PechaKucha Client Appreciation Event. It was an entertaining evening featuring nine PechaKucha presentations (20 slides x 20 seconds each), with plenty of thought-provoking discussion, finger foods, and mingling. PechaKucha 20×20 is a simple presentation format invented in Japan, where 20 images advance automatically every…
The gathering of world leaders and concerned citizens at the Global Climate Action Summit in September of 2018 marked an important moment with respect to climate action, celebrating our current achievements and launching new commitments to lowering global emissions that contribute to climate change. One such commitment, launched by the World Green Building Council, was…
In a continual effort to pursue embodied carbon reductions within buildings, Toronto’s Integral Group are helping to instigate and drive the viability of Mass Timber construction. Advancements in wood product technology and systems are a driving force in producing highly innovative wood buildings that are being developed around the globe. The integration of the most…
Nov 21, 2018
Elementa are delighted to be to be shortlisted for three awards at the prestigious CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2019 – recognising the people, products and projects that demonstrate engineering excellence in the built environment. The awards focus on actual, measured performance, not design intent or performance specifications. Elementa are proud to be up for Building…
Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) is hosting the Zero Carbon Building Standard Workshop at Stantec‘s Victoria office. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a session on CaGBC’s Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Standard, and educate attendees on energy vs. carbon in the context of a carbon-focused building performance standard. It will also delve into the ZCB framework and its importance in the…
Considered one of downtown Victoria’s most sophisticated mixed-use projects to date, 1515 Douglas Street and 750 Pandora Avenue has finally reached completion. The new development has introduced more than 250,000 sq ft of premium office, retail, and restaurant space to the downtown core, directly across from historic Victoria City Hall. The thirteen-storey 750 Pandora tower…
ZebX, or Zero Emissions Building Exchange, provides a platform for the knowledge-exchange of zero emissions buildings in Vancouver, BC and all that it entails. Their upcoming event, “Heat Pumps for Domestic Hot Water Applications: System Options and Case Studies“, will include a workshop as well as discussions surrounding residential Domestic Hot Water Applications and efforts in reducing…
On Wednesday, October 31, 2018, Paul Chu bid farewell to the Integral Group family after a long and successful career. Paul Chu has helped shaped Integral Group into what it is today as one of the pioneering engineers who helped establish an electrical department at the firm. On a sunny Thursday afternoon, we took the…
Ten years ago, I set out on a journey to create an exceptional engineering practice. Our goal – to become the leading deep green firm in the world, focused on leveraging buildings, blocks, communities and nations in the fight against climate change. Along the way, we’ve connected with like-minded clients and collaborators to build the foundations of a sustainable future.…
The 2018 Greener Facilities Conference & Expo will have a greater focus on municipal and NGO owned facilities such as recreational multiplexes, ice/curling rinks, swimming pools, outdoor park facilities, community halls and agricultural centers, etc. The Conference and Expo will educate Alberta-based facility managers and municipal staff on new technologies and innovations, share best practices…