International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women – while also marking a call to action for accelerating gender equality. The first International Women’s Day occurred in 1911, supported by over one million people. Today, Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality. IWD is not a country,… Read more⇒

Integral Light Studio provides expert lighting and daylighting design in building typologies ranging from offices, residences, community centres, and museums to landscapes, urban settings, and art installations. Offering both electric lighting and daylighting specialists, each Light Studio team member brings a valuable design asset to their clients. The Light Studio team is proud to welcome the newest member, Associate Doug McMillan, expanding their ability to… Read more⇒

Integral Group is pleased to announce Jason Nelson in his new role as Regional Director, Alberta + Ontario.  Previously, Jason oversaw the Alberta practice as Regional Director, while continuing to foster strong relationships with institutional and aviation clients in British Columbia. In his new role, Jason will continue to partner with Stuart Hood, Regional Director, British Columbia working together to enhance the client experience across… Read more⇒

How can we enhance the patient experience through design? Design analytics tools are becoming increasingly powerful in shaping the form, orientation, and façade configuration of healthcare buildings to improve occupant amenity while maintaining focus on environmental performance. Join James Gungl and David Barker as they explore a patient-centered design optimizing the internal environment for a recent 80,000 m² hospital project. Gain leading-edge insights from recent… Read more⇒

Integral Group is pleased to announce that Rachel Liberman has been promoted to Managing Principal, Toronto and Kenny Smith has been promoted to Senior Principal, Business Development – Canada East.  Mike Godawa also continues in his role as Senior Principal, Director of Engineering Services – Canada East. Using a triumvirate leadership model, Rachel, Kenny, and Mike will lead the Toronto practice as a team, each… Read more⇒

Today’s designs pursue lofty performance goals for people, place, and planet. How can analytics support these goals while minimizing cost and complexity? Shaping the built environment involves a broad range of design considerations – from resource efficiency and green infrastructure to urban amenity and occupant satisfaction. Early intervention informed by targeted analytics can unlock high-performance design and protect stakeholders from costly retrofits, program delays, and… Read more⇒

Around the world, companies are making pledges to rapidly decarbonize. Battery storage will help make those promises reality. While the building industry continues to strive for Net Zero Energy goals, recent policies requiring all-electric building design are shifting the focus away from energy and onto carbon emissions. It is now more important than ever to consider how buildings will integrate with the carbon emissions goals… Read more⇒

What does wellness in the workplace look like in a COVID-19 reality? The British Council for Offices sets the global benchmark for Class A Office Space. In 2018 it launched Wellness Matters - an outcomes-based roadmap to support health and wellbeing in the workplace. Its three lead authors - Ed Garrod, James Pack, and Will Poole-Wilson came together to revisit its guidance, providing unique insights into… Read more⇒

In celebration of Earth Day, Integral Group Chief Sustainability Officer Megan White broke down Integral’s mission driven approach towards environmental design and corporate operations. This presentation will include a review of Integral’s annual environmental reporting (CSER) and details into the World Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. Additionally, Megan will highlight ways in which Earth is positively responding during the COVID-19 pandemic and… Read more⇒

The term Net Zero is gaining traction globally – but what does it mean to be truly Net Zero? Born from challenges of different local standards and approaches to this question, Elementa Consulting initiated the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) in 2017 to change London’s Energy Policy, a system that was failing to keep up with a rapidly decarbonizing electricity grid. Through determination and collaboration,… Read more⇒