Passive House Canada is hosting the 2019 Passive House Canada Conference at the University of Toronto Scarborough in Toronto, ON on October 17-18, 2019. Passive House Canada sets a global standard benchmark against which high-performance and energy-efficient buildings can be measured up against. The Passive House Canada Conference serves as a platform for sharing, advocating and advancing the high-performance building agenda. It provides at... Read more

Integral Group is excited to announce the recent promotions of three new principals—Lisa Westerhoff, Ellie Niakan, and Stephanie Hammer—in its Vancouver design studio. The Vancouver team is also proud to celebrate this rise in female leadership, recognizing current and future generations of women engineers, designers, and consultants whose ro... Read more

Ecocity Builders, along with the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) and in collaboration with the City of Vancouver and Tourism Vancouver, presents Ecocity World Summit 2019 held at the Vancouver Convention Centre West in Vancouver, BC during Oc... Read more

A diverse and inclusive employee community is fundamental to Integral Group’s resiliency as a firm. Becoming a parent is a life-changing event, and it essential to our success to support our employees through this important transition. In our ongoing commitment to equity and diversity within our group, and to provide a family-friendly workplace, Integral Group is pleased to announce that a firm-wide Paid Parental Leave Program will commence January 1, 2020. As global firm with over 20 offices world-wide, Integral Group highly values tal... Read more

The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has announced the winners of the 2019 Silver Awards. The VRCA awards recognize excellence in professionals, organizations and projects within the building construction sector. Three winners are selected for each of fifteen categories, based on innovation, new materials integration and demonstrated outstanding project management. One Silver Award winner per ea... Read more

The BC Government has announced the eleven winning projects of the CleanBC Better Buildings Net-Zero Energy-Ready Challenge program. Integral Group's Research & Planning Team is administering the Better Buildings program, while the BC Ministry of Mines, Energy and Petroleum Resources is providing funding and program oversight. These highly energy-efficient projects will receive up to $390,000 in government subsidies for their design and construction. Integral Group is thrilled to see... Read more

Integral Group is excited to announce its membership with The Business Coalition for a Clean Economy (BCCE), an initiative spearheaded by The Pembina Institute. The BCCE is a Coalition that brings together a network of organizations for the overarching purpose of working towards a Clean Economy future, achieved through climate action. Their advocacy is channeled through forums, public statements and thought leadership, informing British Columbians of the value ... Read more

During the summer of 2018, Integral Group Project Manager Joe Quad went on a trip to Kenya, Africa. Upon his return, he felt inspired to give back to the community that so kindly hosted him. He sponsored a young girl named Purity through the organization, One Girl Can–an institution providing scholarships to high school and university girls in Kenya–to help transform her dream of becoming a mechanical engineer into a reality. To date, the fundraiser has subsidized Purity's first year of University, and ... Read more

North American Passive House Network's 2019 conference (NAPHN19) convenes at the Metropolitan Pavillion in New York City, NY, where Passive House buildings are the standard rather than the exception. This year's conference focuses on how Passive House is being implemented by professionals and policy makers at scale in the industry today. NAPHN is partnering with New York Passive House (NYPH) to bring the NAPHN conference to New York for the second time. The theme for NAPHN19 is Build The ... Read more