Establishing a Carbon Tax Credit for Existing Buildings
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) has been highlighted by Canada’s federal government as one of the key technology areas for achieving global climate and energy goals by 2050. Existing buildings can play a huge part in this strategy if given the chance. In 2021 the federal government proposed an investment tax credit for […]
Reevaluating the Heritage Conservation Field in Canada
The heritage sector in Canada needs to come together and do some restructuring if we hope to address prevalent issues such as climate change, reconciliation, diversity, and more. MTBA has pushed for action in the heritage field, particularly with respect to the reuse of existing buildings. Conservationists have the cross-disciplinary and collaborative skills that are […]
INCENTIVIZING HERITAGE IN THE 2022 FEDERAL BUDGET
Canada’s four national heritage conservation non-profit organizations – the National Trust for Canada, ICOMOS Canada, the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals and the Indigenous Heritage Circle – assessed the 2022 budget against recommendations in four areas: Housing, Buildings and Green Retrofits, Skills Development and Training, Indigenous Heritage, and Support to Culturally Significant Places. Recently there […]
FINAL DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR GLOBAL AFFAIRS CANADA COMMEMORATIVE ARTWORK ANNOUNCED
EDITORIAL UPDATE: Global Affairs Canada Commemorative Artwork An update from the NCC: The Board of Directors have approved the 99% Developed Design of the Global Affairs Canada (GAC) Commemorative Artwork. This is the last approval before construction, which will be located at 111 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. The monument will be a lasting tribute to […]
Post-COP26: & Now We Get To Work!
MTBA’s Mark Thompson Brandt will be a speaker at the National Trust of Canada’s panel discussion, Gathering of the Heritage Sector: COP26 and Climate Heritage Action – Seizing Momentum and the “Heritage Reset” on December 8, 2021. This event follows the similar discussions organized by Climate Heritage Network (CHN) and others, that have happened since […]
BUILDING REUSE IS CLIMATE ACTION – CANADA’S RETROFIT MISSION
The SJAM Building was an adaptive reuse of a 1930’s banking hall converted to an executive conference centre, a Hall of State for the House of Commons, across the street from Ottawa’s Parliament Buildings. It was a “deep green rehabilitation” that transformed a Classified Heritage Building into a top-performing efficient facility that earned the highest […]
THE BUILDING SECTOR, CLIMATE ACTION AND COP 26
Do you work within the built environment? Are you concerned about Climate Action and not convinced the world’s nations will deliver on time? COP 26 will have the first-ever “Buildings & Cities” Day on November 11th. We will be posting more about that soon! Meanwhile, here is the Day-Before Appetizer: MTBA Associates Architecture*Urbanism*Conservation is proud […]
EXISTING AND HISTORIC BUILDINGS: THE NEW COOL TAKES ON GLOBAL WARMING
In 2010, when MTBA’s Mark Thompson Brandt served on the Canada Green Building Council Ottawa Board, he questioned why all the focus of that group was on new buildings – no attention to the “Elephant in the Room” – existing buildings. So his Director colleagues asked him to lead the nation’s first Green Building Council […]
MTBA @ COP26
From the 1st – 12th November 2021, Glasgow will host the annual United Nations Climate Change Conference. It’s officially known as the 26th Conference of Parties, or COP26. Check here often for exciting updates on MTBA’s involvement at COP26! Key speeches at COP 26 (Links) What is COP 26? What is COP26 and why should […]
MTBA@APT 2021: Preservation Beyond Politics
We are excited to announce that MTBA’s Catherine McBain will be presenting at this year’s APT Conference: PRESERVATION BEYOND POLITICS, in Washington DC. The Conference runs between October 25-29, 2021, and will explore the complexities of the Washington’s construction, its infrastructure and the challenges of preserving, while also exploring the overlay of new development and […]
