The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) Headquarters was featured in the July 2014 issue of Canadian Architect. The project consists of a new stand alone four storey office building that provides a home for the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario, and is recognized for its eclectic urban setting and innovation with new environmental sustainable strategies. The ETFO has set a benchmark in sustainable design… Read more⇒

Completed in 2011, the VanDusen Botanical Garden Visitor Centre has officially received LEED Platinum certification. Designed through inspiration from an orchid leaf, the highly sustainable building truly reflects nature, producing enough energy on an annual basis to meet its own requirements. The project is also pursuing the Living Building Challenge –  a certification program that addresses development at seven performance areas: Site, Water, Energy, Health, Materials,… Read more⇒

The Exchange tower located at Howe and Pender Street in Vancouver, BC is on track to being a LEED Platinum high rise office tower in BC. Developed by Credit Suisse of Switzerland, the building illustrates a high level of innovation by being the first skyscraper in Canada to be encased in a triple glazed curtain wall. The curtain wall uses a graduated ceramic coating on… Read more⇒

Integral Group’s Toronto Design Studio is commissioning the Billy Bishop Tunnel in Toronto, Ontario. When complete, the 240 metre pedestrian tunnel will connect Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport with the mainland at Eireann Quay. Video courtesy of thestar.com Read more⇒

The highly sustainable OpenRoad BMW Dealership in Langley, BC received LEED Gold certification late last year. The dealership not only decreases the company’s carbon footprint, but is said to benefit the mindsets and moods of those who step inside. The design of the building has received tremendous feedback from customers who value the brand’s efforts in thinking for a more sustainable future. Attaining LEED Gold… Read more⇒

This August, Integral Group launched “Integral Group Awards for Engineering Excellence” to celebrate technical excellence and recognise innovation from within the whole business. The awards program is open to all internal staff members across our 9 offices worldwide giving them an opportunity to showcase to their peers innovative projects they are delivering. Spoilt for choice Elementa submitted six project boards in total across a range… Read more⇒

Completed in 2012, what once was a low-slung concession stand on a Vancouver beach is now Canada’s first LEED Gold restaurant. With mountain views to the east and the city’s most popular Pacific Ocean beach to the west, patrons of the Cactus Club Café at English Bay deserved a space that maximized these surroundings, and West Coast-style architecture was the perfect fit. The building mechanicals,… Read more⇒

South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre has reopened following a significant expansion to allow for a more vibrant and energetic area. Integral Group is pleased to have provided mechanical and electrical engineering services for this project, designed by Taylor Kurtz Architecture + Design Inc. South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre incorporates environmentally sustainable design initiatives such as: low-energy-consuming LED light fixtures; optimized natural indirect daylighting; sustainable… Read more⇒

Vancouver House was awarded first place at the 2014 Rethinking the Future Awards in the Mixed Use Concept category for its overall neighborhood approach to dealing with a challenging physical space. Nestled next to, and partially under a bridge, the Vancouver House had to innovate a new way to connect to the existing neighborhood. The residential tower sits atop a mixed use podium, which will provide the city… Read more⇒

FlexLab for Low-Energy Integrated Building Systems at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is now officially open. The lab is a giant simulator where it’s possible to swap products and systems in and out and test them. Researchers will be able to replace prototype building systems such as exterior building envelope, windows and shading systems, lights, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC), energy control systems, roofs and… Read more⇒