Balancing Historical Preservation and Contemporary Needs
On October 23rd, TRACE’s Emily Guy and Ben Merritt were part of Heritage Ottawa’s Emerging Scholars lecture presentation at the University of Ottawa. The discussion focused on finding ways we can continue to preserve our heritage while adapting to modern changes and demands. Speakers included students of varying fields from both Carleton University and the […]
Adapting Heritage Education to Climate Change
On Friday, June 3rd, MTBA’s Mark Thompson Brandt will be presenting at the first event in a series of forums organized by Just Transitions: Heritage Education for Climate Adaptation (JTHECA), a recent initiative by Canadian academic members of the Climate Heritage Network (CHN) and the National Roundtable for Heritage Education aiming to bring heritage education […]
Codes for Climate: A Vehicle for Change
One of the biggest obstacles for deep green retrofits to existing & historic spaces is the lack of regulations and building codes that enforce climate goals. The opportunity to create new building codes for climate is not a new concept. The US based Codes for Climate Organization (in conjunction with the New Building Institute (NBI) […]
CHN 2021 Annual Report: Official Launch & MTBA’s Contribution
The 2021 Climate Heritage Network (CHN) Annual Report launches today, Thursday March 10th! As the Annual Report documents, the world is recognizing the power of arts, culture, and heritage to help societies imagine and achieve low-carbon, climate resilient futures. The CHN platform we have collectively created, aims to help every organization further accelerate this work. The […]
MTBA’s Mark Thompson Brandt on Great Design and Decarbonization
I have had amazing, inspirational experiences in the last decade working with the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Association for Preservation Technology Technical Committee for Sustainable Preservation (APT TC-SP), the Zero Net Carbon Collective (ZNCC), the Carbon Leadership Forum (CLF), Climate Heritage Network (CHN) and many others, learning and helping lead the way at […]
East Block of Parliament: Building Envelope Rehabilitation
MTBA Associates is proud to be partnered with A49 / DFS as Conservation Architects for this exciting and challenging project over the past 7 years. As it wound down recently, we realized we will miss the work with this peerless, incredible building, one of the most significant heritage buildings in Canada. Congratulations to all […]
New Partner Announcement
MTBA Associates Inc. Architecture Urbanism Conservation, is extremely happy to announce the appointment of new Partner, Christopher James Warden! Chris was introduced to Mark Thompson Brandt in 2007, when he was an astute post-grad intern with 2 years’ solid experience and great graphic design and website-building skills, as he was hired part-time to help design […]
24 Sussex: “Local Architecture Firm (MTBA) Offers Plan For Zero Carbon Reno”: And the conversation continues …
Toronto Star National Columnist and CBC-TV “At Issue” Panelist Althia Raj has written a passionate column for keeping this “National Treasure.” Raj starts the column with, “Please don’t tear it down.” Raj cites many sources for the article and includes reference to MTBA’s proposal for a “Radical Renovation”: a deep-green rehabilitation and retrofit with a […]
Building Reuse IS Climate Action!
The Climate Heritage Network has just released a new report of case studies that promote historic and existing building reuse as an economical and efficient means towards achieving meaningful carbon reduction in the construction industry sector, which contributes to up to half of all global carbon emissions. Sources of carbon inherent in construction are identified, […]
Decarbonization on the West Coast: Pacific Coast Collaborative Announces the Launch of the Low Carbon Construction Task Force
MTBA is being retained by public, NGO and private clients to help them plan for the decarbonization of the built environment. The following is an example of climate action that was launched at COP 26 in Glasgow. The Pacific Coast Collaborative includes the Province of British Columbia; Heritage BC retained MTBA to provide a white […]
