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A Sustainable Building Envelope for Amazon’s Virginia Headquarters
Jasper and Merlin, the first two towers of Amazon’s new headquarters in Arlington, VA, have just become the world’s largest new build to achieve LEED® Platinum...
A Comparison of Bird Friendly Glass Rating Systems: Foundations, Limitations, and Outcomes
The foundations of bird friendly glass rating methods By now, the building industry is familiar with the problem of bird-glass collisions. Governments, professional...
Integrated Solutions and Bird-Friendly Glass at USask
Our thanks to Flad Architects, Henry Downing Architects, and the University of Saskatchewan for their generous help in writing this article. State-of-the-art science...
Green design takes to the road: the modern and sustainable Villeroy rest area
Changing the face of Quebec highways, one pit stop at a time The Quebec roadscape is changing. In July 2018, Quebec’s Ministry of Transport announced a multi-year...