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 […]
MTBA’s Commitment to the Common Sense of Recycling Buildings
MTBA’s Mark Thompson Brandt, together with his ZNCC Co-Chair Lori Ferriss, presented the work of the Climate Heritage Network (CHN) Working Group 3 “Building Reuse is Climate Action!” on the first day of COP 26 in Glasgow, at the CHN Annual General Assembly. The presentation titled: “Building Reuse is Climate Action: Why recycling buildings makes […]
That’s a Wrap ZNCC: 2021 In Review
It’s been another productive year at the ZNCC, collaborating for climate change action in existing and in historic buildings! MTBA are chartered members of the Zero Net Carbon Collaboration for Existing & Historic Buildings (ZNCC) and Mark Thompson Brandt is the Co-Founder of the organization. Co-founding organizations include the RAIC, the AIA, Arch2030, ICOMOS and […]
St. Lawrence News: Brockville Railway Tunnel Committee seeks input on park plan
The Brockville Railway Tunnel Committee continues to reach out to the community as the multi-million-dollar project moves forward and evolves. Numerous community groups and organizations were invited to take part in discussions at city hall on Wednesday, April 12. Although the restored tunnel is scheduled to open on Aug. 12 during the inaugural Rails to […]
Brockville Recorder: Plenty of ideas for Brockville tunnel
Art is long, the saying goes, but life is short. Members of Brockville’s arts community have no shortage of ideas for the next phase of the city’s railway tunnel restoration project, although a meeting on the plan Wednesday also included cautions and limitations. The Brockville Railway Tunnel Committee and its consultants held a “stakeholders’ day” […]