SABMag [Sustainable Architecture and Building Magazine]

15/07/2024

Check out the 2024 SABMag Directory a quick reference of products for high-performance building
SABMag’s 2024 Directory of Sustainable Products and Services for Sustainable, High-Performance Building [link to https://sabmagazine.com/product-directory/ ] has just been launched. Listings are organized by Product Category and by LEED Category. The Directory also offers a quick view of the structure of LEED and is a quick reference for finding products. Examples of featured listings include:

- Innotech Windows + Doors (https://sabmagazine.page.link/PHkU ) - A BC-based manufacturer of Passive House Institute certified fenestration systems for deeply sustainable custom residences and multi-family developments.
- Fantech (https://sabmagazine.page.link/6cXH ) - Specifying made simple. BIM models and CSI 3-part specifications make it easy to spec quality residential and commercial ventilation products providing a healthy indoor environment where people live and work.
- Dulux/PPG (https://sabmagazine.page.link/ohQT ) - Dulux Paints operates the largest network of company-owned paint stores across Canada. Our highly experienced team of account representatives provides specification and on-site support, and we have the scale to deliver outstanding services to help you meet any of your design challenges.
- Big Ass Fans (https://sabmagazine.page.link/q8cE) - The world’s preeminent manufacturer of HVLS ceiling fans (high-volume, low-speed fans), we engineer and purpose-build our airflow products to provide significant energy savings and improve occupant comfort year-round. Send us your projects today for a free airflow and energy savings analysis. *You may even qualify for substantial rebates on our products, contact us and we can help!
- NZP Fenestration Passivhaus Windows and Doors (https://sabmagazine.page.link/Sj2w ) - NZP Fenestration is a passivhaus certified tilt and turn window manufacturer in Quebec. We offer high-performance products and support from our team of experts from the production of the plans to the installation. Our uPVC profile allows us to manufacture very large dimensions, install the best triple glazing available and significantly reduce your energy use.

24/06/2024

Embassy Commons: Barren site revitalized for supportive housing and community service
By Emma Cubitt, Invizij Architects: After sitting vacant for over a decade, the site of the Embassy Hotel has undergone dramatic transformation with the addition of affordable housing, community programming, and new arts and commercial spaces along a busy corridor in London, Ontario. As design modelling achieved 38% energy savings and 32% emissions reductions when compared to 2015 NECB requirements, the developer, Indwell, strove beyond their typical PHIUS+ Passive House performance standards for this project. Read more: https://sabmagazine.com/embassy-commons/

24/06/2024

Windows for high-performance enclosures

Windows are obvious critical components of building enclosures, especially those designed for the highest performance of Net Zero and Passive House. Select manufacturers and suppliers are meeting the demands of the high-performance building market which they see as only growing in the coming years. Read more:

Posted on May 2, 2024June 3, 2024 by Carine De PauwWindows for high-performance enclosures Windows are obvious critical components of building enclosures, especially those designed for the highest performance of Net Zero and Passive House. Select manufacturers and suppliers are meeting the demands o...

24/06/2024

Enclosures for High-performance and Passive House Buildings

By: Brian Hubbs and Michael Wilkinson, RDH Building Science

When designing low energy, high performance buildings, the role of enclosure design is critically important including maximizing thermal performance through super-insulation, air tightness and the mitigation of thermal bridging; control of solar heat gain through shading and glass selection to minimize overheating risk; and natural ventilation through operable windows. Read more …

24/06/2024

Kalwall Case study introduces new translucent insulated glazing units

KALWALL® 175CW is the first in a series of new translucent insulated glazing units (TIGUs) which allows you to mix and match Kalwall with other infill glazings and claddings for limitless façade design possibilities – without sacrificing performance.

See the case study (link to … https://sabmagazine.page.link/T69p)

24/06/2024

Zero Carbon Building Standard and LEED Canada and 2023 Buildings-in-Review

The SABMag Spring issue contains the annual supplement produced with the CAGBC as a record of the Zero Carbon Building Standard LEED buildings certified in 2023. Selected building profiles include:

-Amber Trails Community School by Prairie Architects. LEED Platinum.

-Green Gables Visitor Centre. root Architecture. LEED Gold.

-FortWhyte Alive Buffalo Crossing Visitors Centre. Zero Carbon Building Standard.

-AMPED Sports Lab and Ice Complex by Modern Niagara. Zero Carbon Building Performance Standard. LEED Gold.

-Trades Training Centre, Northern Lights College by McFarland Marceau Architects. LEED Gold.

-Virox Technologies Inc. LEED Gold.

-York Regional Police, #1 District Headquarters by Parkin. LEED Silver. Near Net Zero Carbon.

-BC Ministry of Children and Family Development, J. Robert Thibodeau Architecture + Design Inc.
Zero Carbon Building Standard.
See all the profiles

2023 ZERO CARBON BUILDING STANDARD AND LEED BUILDINGS-in-review One-page profiles of selected projects which achieved LEED certification in 2023 or Zero Carbon certification. Amber Trails Community SchoolThe LEED Platinum certified Amber Trails Community School, designed by Prairie Architects Inc. f...

24/06/2024

(S) efficient house: Compact design a rethink on housing and retirement

By Maegan Murrins and Rayleen Hill, RHAD Architects

Sitting on a small urban site on the outskirts of downtown Halifax, the (s)efficient house responds to the retired homeowners wish to downsize. With 960 sq. ft. of living space on one level, and an additional 300 sq ft of garage space, the house has minimal upkeep and future accessibility potential. The house is double framed to reduce thermal bridging and has a Fantech https://sabmagazine.page.link/Gruj Fit 120E ERV with EcoTouch Control combined with a heat pump will bring heating and cooling efficiencies. The tight envelope detailing is complemented by Kohltech https://sabmagazine.page.link/Vzus Supreme Triple-Glazed windows with Energlas Plus LoE coating. Read more: https://issuu.com/sabmagazine/docs/digital_atlanticspring2024/26 Read the article (https://www.cagbc.org/news-insights/regional-focus/ -focus)

Atlantic Focus 2024

24/06/2024

Check out our latest issues of SABMag and Ontario FOCUS

The Spring issues of SABMag and Ontario FOCUS cover a large variety of subjects. The Spring SABMag is the Passive House issue and also contains the Zero Carbon Building Standard and LEED Canada and 2023 Buildings-in-Review, a joint project of SABMag and the CAGBC.

The Spring Ontario FOCUS contains three creatively innovative projects: The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Building, the AMPED Sports Centre, and the Albert Campbell Library renovation.

https://issuu.com/sabmagazine/docs/sabmag_82digital?fr=sYTgzNzY1OTQ2OTk

https://www.cagbc.org/news-insights/regional-focus/ -focus

22/05/2024

Zero Carbon and LEED Review
One-page profiles of selected projects which achieved LEED certification in 2023 or Zero Carbon certification.
https://sabmagazine.com/2023-zero-carbon-building-standard-and-leed-buildings-in-review/

17/04/2024

SABMag editor Jim Taggart has received the 2024 RAIC Architectural Journalism and Media Award. Over 25 years ago he has written more than 20 books, 50 building case studies and 100 articles. He has been SABMag editor since its inception in 2006, and advisor for the annual SABMag Canadian Green Building Awards. 2024 RAIC Architectural Journalism and Media Award | Royal Architectural Institute of Canada.
https://raic.org/awards/2024-raic-architectural-journalism-and-media-award-taggart

17/04/2024

Atlantic FOCUS 2024
The 2024 issue of Atlantic FOCUS was published in time for the BuildGreen Atlantic Conference in Halifax March 26 and 27. Published by SABMag in association with the CAGBC, it covers projects in the Atlantic Region such as the new mass timber office for FBM, the Treehouse Village Ecohousing community, the compact (S)efficient house, and more.
See the digital version at: https://www.cagbc.org/news-insights/regional-focus/ -focus