The second edition of Agora Borealis: Engaging in Sustainable Architecture officially released at the Sustainable Buildings Symposium at the beginning of May. This new edition of Vivian Manasc and Cheryl Mahaffy's book has been completely redesigned by Joel Harding.

$39.95 CAD Copies are also available in Edmonton at Audrey's Bookstore, Greenwoods Bookshoppe, and The Artworks, or in Toronto at Built Books and the Ryerson Bookstore.

From the front flap:

"Agora Borealis is the story of a journey into sustainable architecture amid the vagaries of Canada’s northern climate. From that journey emerges a new generation of green buildings, models not only for the north but for the world.
"Agora Borealis makes its case by taking readers behind the scenes, telling the story of four community friendly, occupant friendly and energy efficient buildings. In the process, we demonstrate that sustainable architecture can bring financial as well as environmental rewards.
"This is a story of targets set and (usually) met, of energy (generally) saved, of tenants (mostly) comfortable in their space and of people, occupants
and communities engaged in the design of their environments. This is a story of the paradigm shift required to create these buildings: a shift to a process of full-scale integration where each decision is pondered in light of its impact on the whole. It is a story of turning theory into a reality that performs increasingly better than the norm. Most of all, it’s a story of the teams, attitudes and materials engaged in a new and evolving architecture".

There is a copy in the break room - do take a moment to look through the book.

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