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The Robert Redford Conservancy at Pitzer College was once an abandoned historic building which had been damaged in a fire. Integral Group partnered with a design team lead by architect Carrier Johnson to transform the building into a highly sustainable learning environment; and now, after a year of careful energy data collection, the project has been Certified as…

Congratulations to Noll & Tam Architects for winning the two recent awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The Half Moon Bay Library has been awarded a 2019 AIA/ALA Library Building Award, the only award that recognizes entire library structures and all aspects of their design, for excellence in architectural design from the AIA in partnership…

The Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) has announced its Showcase Awards at the 23rd Annual Awards Gala. Eleven projects received Awards of Excellence and eleven projects received Awards of Merit. The categories ranged from engineering, to community and environmental, to software design, project management and infrastructure. Hatch were among this year’s Award of Excellence recipients…

Elementa advocates continuous professional development through all stages and career paths within the firm, from those starting out in their profession to the highest management positions. Nurturing has been one of the longstanding three pillars our company bases its foundation on, cultivating an ethos of being a centre of excellence throughout each department, in each office,…

Integral Group are excited to welcome Richard Palmer as Principal, Sustainability Consultant to its Sydney office. With over fourteen years’ experience, Richard’s knowledge in sustainable design and procurement extends across the full breadth of the built environment: green buildings, sustainable infrastructure, sustainable precincts and future cities. Richard’s approach to urban sustainability is from an engineering…

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,…

(Vancouver, BC, April 2019) Calgary-based sustainable engineering and consulting firm Mission Green Buildings has joined leading Deep Green Engineering practice Integral Group. Their combined expertise is poised to meet growing demand for green buildings across Alberta and beyond. Since Mission Green Buildings (MGB) was established in 2012 they have grown into one of the largest…

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…

The new Okanagan College Trades Complex has achieved LEED Platinum certification, the highest level of the CaGBC LEED rating system. This is Okanagan College’s second LEED certified building, following the LEED Platinum certification of it’s Jim Pattison Centre of Excellence in 2015, situated on the Penticton campus. Okanagan College represents 2 out of 14 LEED…

  The London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) facilitated by Elementa is featured in this month’s Architects’ Journal “Why architects need to wake up to the carbon emergency”. LETI is profiled along with other prominent organisations such as UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) and The RIBA within the ‘Who is doing what to tackle carbon emissions…

Following on from her success at this year’s 2019 CIBSE Building Performance Awards, Engineer of the Year Clara Bagenal George has been featured in February’s edition of the CIBSE Journal. The Q&A delves into her passion for sustainability and inspiration to start LETI, The London Energy Transformation Initiative. Senior Engineer Clara has been the driving…

We are delighted and very proud to announce, Senior Engineer, Clara Bagenal George was crowned CIBSE Building Performance Engineer of the Year at last night’s 2019 CIBSE Building Performance Awards, hosted at London’s Grosvenor hotel. New for 2019 and the only individual award of the evening, the Engineer of the Year category recognises and rewards…