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Elementa’s Oxford Office is Relocating to Milton Park

Jan 03, 2019

Elementa have relocated its Oxfordshire office to one of Europe’s largest business Centres, Milton Park. From Monday 7th January Elementa’s Oxford office will be based at 99 Park Drive, Milton Park, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RY within the park’s Innovation Centre. The new workplace, a much larger and modernised space compared to Elementa’s current office at Harwell…

Changing Rooms – The Repurpose and Reinvention of Hotels

Dec 19, 2018

Principal, Rob Harris say’s the growing repurposing of historic buildings as hotels is a positive for London’s lifestyle sector. “Having specialised in the hotel and leisure industry for the best part of 15 years, it is fair to say I have witnessed a few changes within the market, from art-deco design to the latest ‘home…

Robert Redford Conservancy Receives AIA | LA COTE, Merit Award & USGBC | LA Sustainable Innovation, Project of the Year

Dec 10, 2018

Built in 1931, the Robert Redford Conservancy occupies the renovated historical infirmary building near the Pitzer College campus that was one of the original Pomona College buildings. The Conservancy is a hub for sustainable research and discovery. The complex features laboratories as well as traditional indoor classrooms and open-air “outdoor classrooms.” Transformed into a LEED…

New Belgium Brewing Wins AIA Charlotte 2018 Design Award

Dec 06, 2018

The American Institute of Architects – Charlotte announced its 2018 Design & Service Awards at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. Fourteen projects received awards. Design projects were selected by a jury of architects from Tennessee, chaired by John L. Sanders, FAIA, of Sanders Pace Architecture. Service award recipients were nominated by their peers and selected…

Jubin Jalili Re-appointed to Richmond City Council Advisory Design Panel

Nov 30, 2018

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 Hosts Third Annual PechaKucha Client Event

Nov 27, 2018

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…

Zero Carbon by Cathy Chan

Nov 27, 2018

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…

Elementa Shortlisted for 3 CIBSE Building Performance Awards for Second Consecutive Year

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…

Project Spotlight: 1515 Douglas & 750 Pandora

Nov 19, 2018

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…

Looking Back: A Retirement Interview with Paul Chu

Nov 14, 2018

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…

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