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Architectural Award
RAIC Architectural Practice Award: Moriyama Teshima Architects
Canadian Architect
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Date: May 1, 2026
Conceived as a living laboratory for students in George Brown Polytechnic’s architectural programs, Limberlost Place (2025) was Ontario’s first tall wood assembly occupancy academic building. Delivered through a joint venture partnership between MTA and Acton Ostry Architects, the project required close collaboration with authorities having jurisdiction to align emerging construction methodologies with existing codes and approval processes. Innovation in construction supported ambitious environmental and architectural goals, achieved responsibly.
Sustainable Construction
Data-Driven Buildings Signal the Next Phase of Sustainable Construction
Urban Toronto
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Date: April 30, 2026
In Toronto, George Brown College’s Limberlost Place has emerged as an example of how intelligent systems and high-performance design are being combined at scale. The mass timber academic building's net-zero carbon operation is supported by advanced building systems that monitor energy use and indoor conditions in real time. Designed as both a teaching facility and a living lab, the project embeds performance tracking into daily operations, allowing systems to be studied and adjusted over time.
Earth Month
PSE celebrates Earth Month
Academica Group
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Date: April 6, 2026
Institutions across the country are launching nature-based events and sharing information in celebration of Earth Month this April. Royal Roads University and York University both announced events such as a forest walk, campus clean ups, and an invasive plant removal activity. The Royal Roads Library has also created Earth Day displays. The University of Saskatchewan provided six suggestions for the community to live more sustainably, which include cutting waste at the office and choosing lower-emission transportation when possible, while George Brown Polytechnic highlighted climate actions it has taken over the past year.
EDII
‘Nothing’s neutral:’ How 2 Canadian employers reframe DEI as equity and belonging
Canadian HR Reporter
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Date: March 24, 2026
At George Brown Polytechnic and Thales Canada, DEI work is less about hitting compliance targets and more about building workplaces where people can succeed regardless of their identity and feel like they belong, according to HR leaders at each organization. For Jennifer Grant, a key lesson in this space is that “nothing's neutral” — conversations are shaped by structures, practices and policies through a very singular lens: often male, white, able-bodied, English and Christian, for example.f
Natalie Wood
George Brown Professor Natalie Wood wins Michael Baptista Essay Prize
Education News Canada
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Date: March 16, 2026
George Brown Polytechnic professor and researcher Natalie Wood has been awarded the Michael Baptista Essay Prize by York University's Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC). Wood, a professor in the Social Service Worker program and co-designer of the Black Futures Research Institute, was recently named the 2025 Baptista Prize winner for the essay, Tidal Relations: Pelagic Theories of the Black Atlantic. The essay outlines ocean-based (pelagic) theories that demonstrate how Black scholars and artists analyze and respond to anti-Black racism, oppression, environmental harm, and Eurocentric power systems by thinking through the significance of the Atlantic Ocean and sites of the Middle Passage.
Master of Construction Management
Leading the future of construction with George Brown Polytechnic’s Master of Construction Management program
Environment Journal
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Date: March 2, 2026
Canada’s construction industry stands at a crossroads. Federal “Buy Clean” policies now require major construction projects to reduce embodied carbon by 30 percent, and by late 2025, whole-building life-cycle assessments will be mandatory for major federal projects. The message is clear: sustainability is no longer optional in construction—it’s essential. Yet a critical gap remains. While the Greater Toronto Area’s construction sector is positioned for long-term strength, driven by sustained population growth and major infrastructure investment, the industry lacks sufficient leaders equipped to navigate this new landscape.
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