Sustainable Architecture & Building

Sustainable Architecture & Building (SABMag) is the premier resource on sustainable, high-performance building design and construction in Canada. It is published for architects, building contractors, engineers/building consultants, and building owners/managers and contains: profiles of building projects of all types – both new and renovated – including construction details, articles about high-performance building subjects, interviews and product information. One issue per year is devoted to the winning projects of the annual Canadian Green Building Awards which represent some of the best high-performance buildings in Canada.

Sustainable Architecture & Building

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF SABMAG

NEWS

THE 2025 ZERO CARBON AND LEED BUILDINGS-IN-REVIEW

UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDING

MATHESON KENNEDY COMPLEX (MKC)

BISON RUN SCHOOL WINNIPEG, MB

APPLE SELF STORAGE GUELPH, ON

MONTONI redefines the responsible urban district

When MONTONI aligns industry with the environment

MONTONI sets the standard for sustainable performance

NexEco™: Bringing Circular Innovation to EPS for Construction

TOWARD CIRCULARITY IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT (CBE)

LA PÊCHE TOWN HALL • Integrated design approach makes a beacon of sustainability

Mechanical and Electrical

TIMBRE AND HARMONY NON-MARKET HOUSING • A reimagining of Vancouver's apartment heritage aims for resilient future

HARMONY COMMONS STUDENT RESIDENCES • Designing the world's largest Passive House dormitory

High-Performance Design as a Stress Test for Specifications • High-performance design targets are no longer exceptional. Metrics tied to energy use, airtightness, thermal continuity, and long-term operational performance are now common expectations on institutional, residential, and mixed-use projects. Frameworks such as Passive House have helped formalize these ambitions, providing a clear benchmark for what "performance" is meant to achieve.

HIGH-PERFORMANCE WINDOWS: EXAMPLES OF APPLICATIONS

EXTERIOR DETAILS FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE ENCLOSURES Rear-Ventilated Rainscreen (RVRS) and Cladding Types

LEED OFFERS FORMAL EXEMPTION FOR TOBACCO SMOKE CONTROL FOR CULTURAL CEREMONIAL PRACTICES

DECARBONIZATION IS RESHAPING CANADA'S GREEN BUILDING SECTOR • A new market assessment confirms that green building and decarbonization are delivering jobs for Canadians

Winnipeg home designed for the next 100 Years

CAN $10 PER SQUARE FOOT RESULT IN 40% CARBON SAVINGS? • The Purpose Retrofit Accelerator's initial insights in cost transparency and real-world case studies turn ambitions into action

INTERVIEW WITH • Stephen Boudreau of Teritt Indoor Environmental on Green Building Indoor Air Quality Testing