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Chris Piché, Principal at Integral Group’s Toronto office, has been elected to the 2015 Building Commissioning Association (BCA) Board of Directors in the Eastern Canada Chapter. The mission of the BCA is to guide the building commissioning industry through advancing best practices and education, and promoting the benefits of building commissioning by providing education and…

The recently completed $56 million Pan Am Velodrome in Milton, Ontario is the only one of its kind in Canada. The indoor cycling facility was designed to host the Pan American games scheduled for this summer and will be getting a test run at this week’s Canadian track championships. Canadian track cyclists will have access…

Two of Integral Group’s projects were recently considered as game-changing green buildings of 2014 by GreenBiz. The 24,000-square-foot office for DPR Construction, a national builder specializing in sustainable projects. The San Francisco office was designed to give occupants full access to daylight, the building uses lighting strategies such as solar tubes, skylights with dynamic glazing, and…

In the months leading up to the national convention of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and as the city sees more new projects enter the development pipeline, what better time to highlight Atlanta’s world-class buildings? Over the next year, Atlanta Business Chronicle will feature the AIA’s design of the month, a chance to focus…

Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) was one of the winners of the 2014 AIA|DC Chapter Awards in the Research and Higher Education Category. Sustainable design features include ample daylighting on-site water retention, low-emitting materials to improve indoor air quality, energy recovery in the mechanical systems, panel-level monitoring of power consumption, and a high-albedo (i.e., highly…

As part of an initiative being spearheaded by the building industry, Managing Principal John Munroe and Principal Brad Gibson are promoting fourth year electives at the University of Calgary Schulich School of Engineering. The initiative is focused on introducing graduating engineers to the AEC industry as a career choice. The elective courses are designed to provide…

After a successful year and new additions to our Los Angeles office, Integral Group is proud to move into a bigger space to accommodate the growing office. The new LA office officially opened yesterday with a special guest Rick Fedrizzi, CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The reason for Rick’s visit was to…

All the team at Elementa wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and continued success. We hope you enjoy our animated card, the money saved by using an e-card will be donated to Teenage Cancer Trust, Elementa’s nominated charity. Elementa are dedicated to reducing carbon emissions in every part of our business. By choosing…

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…