Integral Group is pleased announce that Sean Casey has joined Integral Light Studio in the Vancouver office. Sean returns to Integral Group as an associate after concluding his Master of Fine Arts at Parsons School of Design, with a specialization in Lighting and Day Lighting Design. With eleven months of international design experience, Sean worked closely with world-class architects Gehry Partners, SHoP, Diller, Scofidio +… Read more⇒

Integral Group is excited to share that Sustainable Policy & Planning Associate, Lisa Westerhoff, was formally awarded the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) Green Building Champion Award at the 2019 CaGBC Awards Gala Dinner and Celebration. The Green Building Champion Award recognizes deserving individuals or initiatives that demonstrates exceptional achievement in advocating for CaGBC's core interests, programs and priorities. This award is open to all… Read more⇒

Wood Works! BC has announced the winners of the 2019 Wood Design Awards, held in Vancouver, BC. These awards recognize wood developments that exemplify innovation both structurally and architecturally. Out of 103 nominations, 14 of these were awarded; one per each of the 14 categories. Categories are based on building design, environmental performance, interior design, innovation and more. Patkau Architects were among this year's Wood… Read more⇒

Elementa Consulting are proud to continue to promote and champion equitable gender representation in our workforce. By celebrating our female workforce and their achievements in our industry we commit ourselves to a balanced world, today and for future generations. Leveraging the value of women in engineering has been a priority for our firm, and Elementa have employed over 31% female overall staff and more than… Read more⇒

Vancouver Principal Jubin Jalili has been re-appointed to the Advisory Design Panel (ADP) by the Richmond City Council. Richmond’s Advisory Design Panel (ADP) is a body appointed by Council that independently evaluates the designs of new and renovated public, commercial and industrial buildings, and multiple-family residential developments. While the panel consists of eleven members from various roles within the industry, there is only one spot assigned to… Read more⇒

The gathering of world leaders and concerned citizens at the Global Climate Action Summit in September of 2018 marked an important moment with respect to climate action, celebrating our current achievements and launching new commitments to lowering global emissions that contribute to climate change. One such commitment, launched by the World Green Building Council, was its Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment (the Commitment), whereby 38… Read more⇒

Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) is hosting the Zero Carbon Building Standard Workshop at Stantec's Victoria office. The purpose of this workshop is to provide a session on CaGBC's Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Standard, and educate attendees on energy vs. carbon in the context of a carbon-focused building performance standard. It will also delve into the ZCB framework and its importance in the industry. The course will cover information on both ZCB-Design and… Read more⇒

ZebX, or Zero Emissions Building Exchange,  provides a platform for the knowledge-exchange of zero emissions buildings in Vancouver, BC and all that it entails. Their upcoming event, "Heat Pumps for Domestic Hot Water Applications: System Options and Case Studies", will include a workshop as well as discussions surrounding residential Domestic Hot Water Applications and efforts in reducing their energy, load and GHG emissions. The Workshop will be… Read more⇒

On Wednesday, October 31, 2018, Paul Chu bid farewell to the Integral Group family after a long and successful career.  Paul Chu has helped shaped Integral Group into what it is today as one of the pioneering engineers who helped establish an electrical department at the firm. On a sunny Thursday afternoon, we took the time to speak to Paul about his career, life with… Read more⇒

Ten years ago, I set out on a journey to create an exceptional engineering practice. Our goal - to become the leading deep green firm in the world, focused on leveraging buildings, blocks, communities and nations in the fight against climate change.  Along the way, we've connected with like-minded clients and collaborators to build the foundations of a sustainable future. I’m incredibly proud of what we've accomplished together but acutely aware that… Read more⇒