Urbanism
A conversation with M. Roland Aurich, CEO Siemens Canada
Siemens has begun a massive urban sustainability campaign in Canada starting with the release of the Sustainable Cities Challenge in Canada report in May 18 this year. Established in 1847 in Berlin, Siemens is now one of the largest engineering conglomerates in the world operating in 190 countries and employing approximately 420,800 people. Initially focused [...]
Ecologez, a competition of integrated design for a green building
Guest Post by Equiterre
Equiterre and ETS (Ecole de technologie supérieure) are proud to present the fourth edition of Ecologez, a competition of integrated design for a green building. With a design ‘charrette’, the competition offers the opportunity to students coming from the fields of architecture, engineering, design, environment, and urbanism to put their knowledge in [...]
The Montreal Office of Public Consultations report scales down the Marianopolis residential project
Yesterday, August 11, the Montreal Office of Public Consultations (MOPC) made public its report on the Marianopolis residential project. For such a ‘controversial’ project only about 100 people took part during the public hearings held earlier this May, and 60 written and oral testimonies were given.
Although the MOPC preferred that the site would maintain its [...]
The Marianopolis residential project
The battle over the conversion of another historic site in Montreal into a residential project is taking place this month. The Society of Saint Sulpice philosophy seminary and former home of the Marianopolis College situated on Cote des Neiges road was sold by the Order in March 2008 to the Montreal firm Development Cato Inc. [...]
Laval citizens demand the conservation of the Saint François archipelago
Sauvons nos trois grandes îles (Save our three great islands), a Laval citizen group founded in 1990, has presented a conservation plan for the preservation of the Saint François archipelago that straddles between Terrebonne and Laval. In 2001 the City of Laval adopted a plan for residential development on the three islands that make up [...]
STM soon to complete new green building
In July 2009 the Société de Transport de Montreal (STM) will complete the construction of an new body repair shop in Ahuntsic-Cartierville. The $120 million project is the first green building to be added to the STM infrastructure and will complement the Legendre Transport Center situated at the intersection of St. Laurent and Legendre Street [...]
The health of the St. Lawrence waterway threatened by cocktail of drugs
A new study by researchers at Université de Montréal has revealed yesterday that medications used to treat certain types of cancer (Methotrexate and cyclophosphamide), high cholesterol (Bezafibrate) and hypertension (Enalapril) were found in the St. Lawrence river, upstream and downstream from Montreal. Although only two of the three compounds found in the raw wastewater were [...]
Montreal Tramway becomes election hot-button
Montrealers are getting a serious election overdose. Only 7 weeks ago they cast their federal ballots. This Monday, December 8, they will choose the next provincial leadership, and on December 14 the City is holding its by-election. At the heart of the debate between the current Tremblay team and the Projet Montréal, headed by urban [...]
The Montreal Biosphere – Visionary Architecture by Richard Buckminster Fuller
The Montreal Biosphere is Canada’s first water museum dedicated to the the Great Lakes – St. Laurence ecosystem. The Biosphere was designed and created by visionary architect Richard Buckminster Fuller as the US pavilion at the Montreal Expo ’67. Buckminster, a self taught architect, engineer and inventor was at the forefront of the sustainability movement [...]
Jean Charest caught by surprize
“Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous.” – Albert Einstein
The saga of the Hydro Quebec’s Rupert Diversion project, in the James Bay, is continuing while the authorization by the provincial and federal authorities is expected to follow the Review Panels’ recommendations, slated to become public in October 2006.
After a meeting with the Cree community of [...]
