ON TRACK TO BE THE GREENEST RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN BC The Ethel Lane House project involves the design and construction of a 640 SF Laneway House in Kelowna, BC, setting a new standard for ecological conscious living for the Okanagan. Designed to meet the Living Building Challenge (LBC) and inspired by the founding principles of…
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Sunnyhill Primary School commended at “Integral Group Awards for Engineering Excellence”
Dec 08, 2014
We are proud to announce that one of Elementa’s submitted project boards has been commended by judges at the “Integral Group Awards for Engineering Excellence”. Simon Ebbatson and Graham Day submitted the board which demonstrated an inventive method to extend a historic Victorian primary school whilst integrating services with a suitable energy strategy and refurbishing…
A huge congratulations to our adventurous members of staff for completing the Men’s Health Survival of the Fittest challenge at Wembley this weekend. The weather was against them on the rainy Saturday morning but they certainly showed the dedication, determination and commitment we expected and were not deterred with what they were confronted with. Brian…
Dedication, determination and commitment are three attributes our staff apply every day. Colleagues who are gearing up to compete in London’s ultimate obstacle challenge at Wembley Stadium this Summer will need those qualities by the bucket load. Brian Goldsmith, Sophie Catchpole, Colette Connolly, Jared Gow, Andy Gordon and Ronan Pigott are preparing to take on…
Elementa attended Europe’s leading exhibition and conference for hotel design in Central London this week. With the hotel sector thriving, there was an excitable buzz around the conference and Elementa shared insights with industry leaders for the design and creation of stunning hotel environments. Coinciding with the conference was The European Hotel Design Awards which…
Doug Kerr, Managing Director, has become the latest member of the UK Green Build Council’s (UKGBC) Leaders Network to feature on the website’s News, Views and Opinions on sustainable business practice. Doug’s article “We are all public health professionals” comments on the progression of interdisciplinary collaboration between public health professionals and leaders within the green…
Integral Group Principal Dave Ramslie has been recognized by onEarth as one of nine leaders combating global climate change starting with the places they live. Upon realization that more than half of Vancouver’s greenhouse gases were coming out of its buildings, Ramslie took initiative to spearhead the city’s Green Homes Program, which led to the…
Integral Group CEO and Founder Kevin Hydes has been elected to his second term as a board member of US Green Building Council ‘s Northern California chapter. In addition, Integral Group Managing Principal Lisa Matthiessen, an active board member for USGBC national, has been appointed to act as USGBC board secretary. Hydes commented, “As past chair…
The projects shortlisted at the CIBSE Building Performance Awards recognise the people, products and projects that demonstrate engineering excellence in the built environment. Elementa are delighted to announce that two of our projects have been selected as shortlisted finalists for these prestigious awards. The University of Nottingham Orchard Hotel has been shortlisted for the New…
For World Green Building Week 2014, Elementa organised a breakfast seminar titled “Look West, is North America leading the way?” led by our Head of Integrated Design Ed Garrod and supported by Kevin Goldsmith, Head of Sustainability at Pringle Brandon Perkins + Will. The seminar introduced a number of initiatives coming out of North America…
The WELL Building Standard®, which has been in pilot mode for several years, officially debuts October 20 in New Orleans on the opening end of the US Green Building Council’s Greenbuild conference. Created by Delos, the WELL Building Standard sets performance requirements for all building types (commercial, institutional, residential, core and shell, and tenant improvements)…
Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building taking place this year in New Orleans. Doug Kerr, Brian Goldsmith + Ed Garrod will join industry leaders, experts and frontline professionals to share insights and knowledge across the whole sustainable agenda. Coinciding with this established event comes the first ever annual WELL…