Integral Group’s Toronto Design Studio is commissioning the Billy Bishop Tunnel in Toronto, Ontario. When complete, the 240 metre pedestrian tunnel will connect Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport with the mainland at Eireann Quay. Video courtesy of thestar.com
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The highly sustainable OpenRoad BMW Dealership in Langley, BC received LEED Gold certification late last year. The dealership not only decreases the company’s carbon footprint, but is said to benefit the mindsets and moods of those who step inside. The design of the building has received tremendous feedback from customers who value the brand’s efforts…
Elementa are proud to be involved in a new modern and innovative office complex at Milton Park, one of Europe’s largest business estates. Complete and ready for the Oxford business market, 101 and 102 Park Drive provides Oxfordshire’s only new Grade A office accommodation in two identical buildings. The symmetry symbolised in the buildings is…
This August, Integral Group launched “Integral Group Awards for Engineering Excellence” to celebrate technical excellence and recognise innovation from within the whole business. The awards program is open to all internal staff members across our 9 offices worldwide giving them an opportunity to showcase to their peers innovative projects they are delivering. Spoilt for choice…
Completed in 2012, what once was a low-slung concession stand on a Vancouver beach is now Canada’s first LEED Gold restaurant. With mountain views to the east and the city’s most popular Pacific Ocean beach to the west, patrons of the Cactus Club Café at English Bay deserved a space that maximized these surroundings, and…
South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre has reopened following a significant expansion to allow for a more vibrant and energetic area. Integral Group is pleased to have provided mechanical and electrical engineering services for this project, designed by Taylor Kurtz Architecture + Design Inc. South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre incorporates environmentally sustainable design initiatives such…
Vancouver House was awarded first place at the 2014 Rethinking the Future Awards in the Mixed Use Concept category for its overall neighborhood approach to dealing with a challenging physical space. Nestled next to, and partially under a bridge, the Vancouver House had to innovate a new way to connect to the existing neighborhood. The residential tower sits…
Elementa are working closely with global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will on the Qatar Foundation’s new 48,600m2 Fundamental Science Building at Education City in Doha, Qatar. The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development is a private, non-profit organization that serves the people of Qatar by supporting and operating programs in three core mission…
FlexLab for Low-Energy Integrated Building Systems at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is now officially open. The lab is a giant simulator where it’s possible to swap products and systems in and out and test them. Researchers will be able to replace prototype building systems such as exterior building envelope, windows and shading systems, lights, heating,…
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VanDusen Visitor Centre and CANMET chosen for the 2014 Canadian Green Building Awards
Jul 08, 2014
The eight projects selected in the 2014 Canadian Green Building Awards are among the most exemplary sustainably-designed buildings in Canada. Integral Group was proud to see VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre and CANMET Materials Technology Laboratory selected as two of these winning projects. JURY COMMENT | VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre A beautiful building…
Excitement is building for Elementa’s Annual Summer Party taking place this week. The gathering will bring together influential contacts from the industry for an evening of bubbles, canapes and wine topped off with our charity raffle in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. Elementa will be hosting the event in vibrant Southwark just five minutes from…
Elementa are pleased to announce that 101 Park Drive has been shortlisted for a Schuco Excellence Award for Design & Innovation in association with the RIBA Journal. The Schuco Awards have been launched to recognise and celebrate the architects and specialist contractors that Schueco has collaborated with in developing and realising Schueco facade, window and…