Architect: Handel Architects Location: Scarborough, Ontario Completion Date: 2024 Harmony Commons, a 718 unit dormitory, is the latest addition to the University of Toronto’s Scarborough, Ontario campus. Designed by Handel Architects, the new residence is all-electric and is the largest building in Canada to achieve passive house certification. To conceal the insulation and weather barrier
Awarded the 2021 AIA Award for Architecture in late April, the Senegalese Fass School and Teacher’s Residences is the first in its region of over 110 villages to provide secular education alongside traditional Quranic teaching. The project, completed in 2019, was designed by Toshiko Mori Architect (TMA) for the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation and nonprofit group Le Korsa. The oval-shaped main building
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.106″ background_layout=”light”] Today at Facades+ New York, The Architect’s Newspaper’s conference series on innovative building envelopes, AEC professionals gathered for a day of talks on the challenges and opportunities presented by the design and construction of high-performance facades. To kick off the afternoon session, Blake Middleton, partner at Handel Architects and Lois Arena, senior mechanical engineer at SWA convened
While flashy residential additions are nothing new to the New York neighborhood of SoHo, the 3D “climate skin” wrapping Archi-Tectonics’ 8-story townhouse at 512 Greenwich Street introduces a fresh face to the cast iron-dominated historic district. The firm added a 4-story addition to an existing building and united the single-family home with a deep black and
Judith Martin is an architect, problem solver, and eternal optimist about how buildings can shape a better future. Equal parts Thanos and Pepper Potts, she executes design intent with ruthless efficiency, without ever compromising on utility or delight. A Licensed Architect in Ontario and Certified Passive House Designer, she brings over 13 years of experience
Blake Middleton, AIA Blake Middleton’s, work includes a variety of large-scale projects that have broken new ground in approaches to sustainable design and urban living. Recent examples include The House at the new Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island, the world’s largest and tallest certified Passive House, and Millennium Tower Boston, a 1.4 million SF
Being fascinated by architecture and design from an early age, Arne pursued this passion through a Master of Architecture degree from the University of Toronto. After joining Diamond Schmitt Architects in 2013 he has been engaged on numerous projects of varied scales, from temporary pavilions sheltering dozens to multi tower developments housing thousands. His belief
Mike Cairns is the Business Development Manager at Innotech Windows + Doors. He has over three decades of experience in the construction industry with a focus on high-performance fenestration supply and installation for highly sustainable homes and large-scale developments. Mike is also a Certified Passive House Tradesperson, the Chair of two committees for the Vancouver
With over 25 years’ experience in the architecture profession. Poisson has been responsible for the design and construction of some of BKSK’s most ambitious residential, mixed-use, hospitality, and institutional projects, including: 44 Union Square (Tammany Hall); Charlotte of the Upper West Side, a forthcoming Passive House condominium; as well as 529 Broadway, a six-story retail
Louis Koehl, AIA CPH Koehl joined Handel Architects in 2012. He is a Certified Passive House Designer, and much of his work at Handel has focused on the design, detailing, and construction of Passive House projects, including the 709-unit 100-percent affordable multi-family building in East Harlem, Sendero Verde
Arena has over 25 years’ experience in the building science field and extensive experience with new and existing buildings. She holds both U.S. and international Pas- sive House consultant certifications and currently consults on some of the largest and most difficult Passive House projects in the world. Arena has co-authored and presented training programs about
The premier conference on high-performance building enclosures New York City calendar_month April 4-5, 2024 location_on Join Us at the Washington Metropolitan Pavilion and the New York Law School Earn Up to 12 AIA HSW CEUs This event has ended. Sign up to be notified of our upcoming events. Themes we’ll explore: Co-Chairs Featured Speakers What
WE ARE LIVE IN Seattle December 3 Motif Seattle 6 AIA HSW CEUs PRESENTED BY We are back in person! Facades+, hosted by The Architect’s Newspaper, is an event filled with tailor-made presentations and robust dialogue on high-level detailing of all things building skin. We invited leading architects, engineers, and enclosure specialists to present their
IN PERSON & ONLINE NYC August 5-6 Day 1 – Metropolitan PavilionDay 2 – Online 13 AIA HSW CEUs PRESENTED BY New York City is coming back to life—be part of it at Facades+ NYC on August 5 + 6! For the first time in more than a year, professionals will gather in person for
WE ARE LIVE IN Boston October 26 The Westin Copley Place 6 AIA HSW CEUs PRESENTED BY The long-awaited Facades+ Boston conference, hosted by the Architect’s Newspaper and co-chaired by Payette, will finally take place in-person on October 26. Join us for a full day led by the best and brightest in the regional AEC
Innotech Windows + Doors is a Canadian manufacturer of high-performance windows and doors, including Passive House Institute certified windows and doors. With over twenty years of manufacturing excellence, Innotech products are specified by leading building professionals for custom residences and multi-family developments that are architecturally striking and deeply sustainable.
David is a Senior Building Science Engineer at RDH Building Science, and leads the airtightness testing group in Toronto. He has a passion for high performance, low-carbon buildings, and a passion for pushing the industry to address the climate crisis. David is regularly involved in both new and existing building work, as well as forensic
Meet Kristof Irwin, the visionary behind Positive Energy and its journey toward better buildings, passive house, and sustainability. Kristof is the principal of Positive Energy. In that role he works to rethink the way society delivers conditioned space to itself and recognizes the potential of homes and buildings to impact human and planetary thriving. With
Jeremy founded Bright Common in 2010 to make work. The current iteration provides an outlet to provoke conversations and conceptualize playful responses within an increasingly anxious atmosphere. As a pragmatically sustainable practitioner, Jeremy’s neurodivergent bearing [ADHD-architect- builder-educator-surfer] has helped him uncover architectural offerings that optimistically reidrect neuronormative assumptions towards a carbon-conscious near future. As a
The premier conference on high-performance building enclosures Toronto calendar_month October 18, 2024 location_on Join us at the Hyatt Regency Toronto Earn 6 OAA/AIA HSW CEUs This event has ended. Sign up to be notified of our upcoming events. Themes we’ll explore: Co-Chairs Featured Speakers What to Expect at Facades+ The Premier Conference for High-Performance Building
Caroline is a Vancouver based architect with expertise in sustainability and accessibility. She is a certified Passive House Designer, a LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design & Construction, and is a member of Diamond Schmitt’s Sustainability Committee where she plays a vital role in helping project teams achieve ambitious sustainability targets. Caroline is Diamond Schmitt’s
Peter Dushenski is the Managing Director of GlasCurtain inc., a 100% Canadian-owned and operated curtain wall manufacturer that specializes in triple-glazed fibreglass-framed systems. Since 2013, Peter has led the company to several industry firsts including the highest thermally performing curtain wall in the world based on Cold Climate Passive House (PHI) certification – rated to
GlasCurtain is the world leader in high-performance curtain wall systems. 100% Made in Canada, our innovative R7+ systems leverage triple-glazing and fibreglass-framing to improve aesthetics as well as building envelope performance. Since 2013, we’ve been dedicated to advancing building envelopes in cold climates, particularly in the face of more stringent LEED, TGS, Net-Zero, Zero Carbon,
Michael Banman is an award-winning architect with an inspired vision to see beyond the usual. As Stantec’s design director for Western Canada, he leads the design for a wide range of building types including institutional, commercial, retail, healthcare, hospitality, academic, and cultural, and scales, from urban & campus planning, large to small buildings, and installations.