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Vivian Manasc to Receive CaGCB "Green Building Champion" Award!
Published 15 days agoWe are happy to announce that Vivian Manasc will be honoured with the Canada Green Building Council's Green Building Champion Award, which honours contributions made toward the CaGBC's mission and goals of accelerating green buildings in Canada.
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"Swerve" Living Net-Zero Complex ABSA Office Amiskwaciy Academy Athabasca Health Facility AUMA (Alberta Urban Municipalities Association) Banff Town Hall Beth Israel Synagogue Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation Bushe River Mall Centre de Santé St. Thomas Health Centre Driftpile School East Edmonton Primary Health Centre EPCOR Trolley Substation Federal Building Feasibility Study Greenstone Government of Canada Building Hearthstone Manor Affordable Housing Hinton Town Hall & Government Centre Holyrood School Modernization Intuit Canada Headquarters Memorial Composite High School Métis Crossing Morinville Community Cultural Centre O'Chiese K4-12 School (Stelfox School) Peguis K4-12 School Peigan Health Centre Peigan RCMP Detachment Rossdale Memorial Saddle Lake Healing Centre Saddle Lake Junior/Senior High School Servus Credit Union Corporate Centre Slave Lake Government Centre & Library Spruce Grove City Hall Renovation St. John Ambulance Alberta Council Headquarters Strathcona Care Centre The Water Centre W.P. Wagner School Yellowhead County Administration Building Yukon Visitor's Reception Centre
"Swerve" Living Net-Zero Complex- March 6, 2007, Edmonton Journal "Red Deer entrepreneurs lead way in green design"
- October 31, 2006, Red Deer Advocate "Affordable, green housing project planned"
ABSA Office- Winter 2008, Design Quarterly. "Sustainable Leader."
- Canadian Wood Council, Alberta Wood Works! Profiled Project, 2008
- December 2006, Alberta Venture. "The Physics of Design"
Amiskwaciy Academy- September 1, 2005, Educational Facility Planner Volume 39, Issue 4. "Design for First Nations' Schools — Learning in Four Directions."
- February 24, 2005, Edmonton Journal. "Aboriginal teen adapts to big city life."
- June 11, 2001, Edmonton Journal. "Native school makes the grade."
- August 26, 2001, Edmonton Journal. "Edmonton Inside & Out: Natives find 'home' in academy."
- December 26, 2000, Edmonton Journal. "Amiskwaciy Academy 101 New native school ready to fly."
Athabasca Health Facility- Venice Biennale in Architecture, selected as part of the 41° to 66° - Architecture in Canada: Region, Culture, Tectonics project, 2008
- 41° to 66° - Architecture in Canada: Region, Culture, Tectonics, Juried Competition, 2005
- Spring 2002, Opportunity North "Athabasca Health Facility Goes Up"
- Fall 2002, The Commuter "Athabasca Health Facility"
AUMA (Alberta Urban Municipalities Association)- September 9, 2010, Business Edge “LEED Accreditation signals new era”
- December 1, 2006, Geo Outlook Magazine “Association Sets a Green Example”
- January 5, 2004, Edmonton Journal “Sharing wealth key to region”
- June 20, 2004, Edmonton Journal “First LEED™ Certified Project in Alberta”
- US Green Building Council, Alberta's First LEED Certified building, 2004
Banff Town Hall- AAA in Conjunction with Alberta Economic Development, Exemplary Building, 2003, 100 Years of Architecture in Alberta (1906 – 2006), Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture
- April 2000, Award Magazine "The Vision Quest of Manasc Isaac Architects"
- January 1997, Canadian Architect "The Architecture of Tourism: Banff Town Hall"
- National Research Council, C2000 Compliant Green Building
- Seventh International Winter Cities Conference, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Feature Project: To Build A Winter City
Beth Israel Synagogue- November 2001, Alberta Views “Sacred Space"
- September 30, 2000, Edmonton Journal “A new year. A new Synagogue"
- May 2000, Edmonton Jewish News “New Synagogue a place to call home"
- July 1999, Building Magazine “More Socializing in New Synagogue"
- July 1999, Edmonton Jewish Life “Beth Israel Synagogue"
Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation- Canada Green Building Council, LEED® Gold, 2009, Boreal is Gold, Visit the Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation website
- June 25, 2008, Edmonton Journal "Slave Lake Centennial legacy major draw for bird watchers"
- February 2007, Westworld “Flight Sites: There are certain birdwatching 'sweet spots' in Alberta where the birds are, literally, sitting ducks“
- March 2007, Alberta Innovators “2007 Showcase Awards”
- Consulting Engineers of Alberta, Award of Merit, 2007
- June 4, 2006, Edmonton Journal “an eco-friendly bird house”
- Canadian Wood Council, Alberta Wood Works! Award of Excellence, 2006
- September 2005, Legacy Magazine “A bird's Paradise”
- August 4, 2004, Business Edge “Conservation set to fly with boreal centre”
- April 7, 2004, Lakeside Leader “Bird centre to make use of heat from the ground”
Bushe River Mall- Prairie Design Awards, Award of Merit, 2000
Centre de Santé St. Thomas Health Centre- January 24, 2003, Le Franco "Manoir de santé Sainte-Thomas un projet communautaire"
Driftpile School- AAA in Conjunction with Alberta Economic Development, Exemplary Building, 2007, 100 Years of Architecture in Alberta (1906 – 2006), Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture
- September 2005, Educational Facility Planner Volume 39, Issue 4 “Design for First Nations' Schools — Learning in Four Directions"
- February 2000, Canadian Architect "Native Intelligence"
- May 23, 1996, Alberta Native News “First nation school wins design award"
- Alberta Association of Architects, Award of Excellence, 1996
- October 1, 1995, Alberta Sweetgrass "Driftpile opens state-of-the-art school"
- November 28, 1994, Journal of Commerce “In the image of an eagle feather"
East Edmonton Primary Health Centre- April 5, 2006, Edmonton Journal "Architect builds pillars of trust in Eastwood"
- February 28, 2006, Edmonton Journal "Residents help with centre's design"
- February 23, 2006, Edmonton Journal "Eastwood Health Centre deserves support"
EPCOR Trolley Substation- National Post Design Awards, Merit Award, 2000
Federal Building Feasibility Study- June 19, 2008, Edmonton Journal "Historic building part of $356M reno Granite Edmonton edifice will anchor legislature grounds facelift ready for 2012"
- October 4, 2007, Edmonton Journal "Art deco jewel may have a life"
Greenstone Government of Canada Building- Winter 2008, Design Quarterly. "Sustainable Leader"
- August 30, 2007, Daily Commercial News. "Yellowknife's Greenstone Government of Canada building receives LEED Gold standard"
- August 29, 2007, Edmonton Journal. "Edmonton architect recognized for energy-efficient design"
- July 2007, Canadian Facility Management & Design Magazine. "LEED north of 60"
- June 2007, Edmontonians. "Civic Buzz: Congratulations to Manasc Isaac Architects"
- May 11, 2007, Daily Commercial News. "Yellowknife building uses photovoltaic system"
- May 4, 2007, Daily Commercial News. "Western Canada wins lion's share of architectural awards"
- May 2007, Canadian Architect. "Greenstone Government of Canada Building"
- May/June 2007, Sustainable Architecture and Building Magazine (SABMag). "Building Integrated Photovoltaics. Case Study: Government Building, Yellowknife"
- Canada Green Building Council, LEED® Gold, 2007
- Athena Institute BRILLIANT Award, Brilliant Building Award, 2007
- Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, Innovation in Architecture Award of Excellence, 2007
- December 2006, Canadian Consulting Engineer. "Energy Management: Greenstone Building, Yellowknife"
- Fall 2006, Construction Innovation. "Four architectural firms win RAIC awards for their innovative projects"
- Spring 2006, Alberta Innovators the annual magazine of the Consulting Engineers of Alberta. "Award of Merit: Building Engineering"
- Consulting Engineers of Alberta, Award of Merit, 2006
- October 2005, Award Magazine. "See Walls: As curtain wall and window wall systems increase their efficiencies, is a hybrid in the offing?"
- August 2005, Award Magazine. "Yellowknife Government of Canada Building"
- November 29, 2002, The Yellowknifer. "Rotate it, residents say"
Hearthstone Manor Affordable Housing- October 21, 2008, World Architecture News "Hearthstone Manor"
Hinton Town Hall & Government Centre- Venice Biennale in Architecture, selected as part of the 41° to 66° - Architecture in Canada: Region, Culture, Tectonics project, 2008
- 41° to 66° - Architecture in Canada: Region, Culture, Tectonics, Juried Competition, 2005
- Canadian Wood Council, Case Studies of Outstanding Wood Buildings, 2004
- March 22, 2004, Time Canada “Canada's Energy Efficiency Awards"
- Canada's Energy Efficiency Awards, Honourable Mention, 2004
- October 2003, Alberta Construction Magazine “Mountain Town builds Environmentally-friendly Government Centre"
- May 2002, Canadian Living “Hot Property"
- January 2002, Canadian Architect “Greening Government: New government offices in an Alberta town embrace a progressive green agenda"
- Alberta Foundation for Environmental Excellence, Emerald Award Finalist, 2002
- May 3, 2001, Edmonton Journal “Incentives spur new energy-efficient buildings"
- June 17, 2000, Edmonton Journal “Building Designs that are a Breath of Fresh Air"
- November 1999, Journal of Commerce “Building better after a Fire"
- Canadian Public Works Association, Alberta Chapter, Project of the Year Award
Holyrood School Modernization Intuit Canada Headquarters- October/November 2007, City Magazine "Sustainable buildings - the way of the future"
- AAA in Conjunction with Alberta Economic Development, Exemplary Building, 2005, 100 Years of Architecture in Alberta (1906 – 2006), Chronicle of Significant Alberta Architecture
- June 26, 2005, Edmonton Journal "Three local firms among Top 10 places to work"
- Canadian Wood Council, Case Studies of Outstanding Wood Buildings, January 2004
- February 13, 2003, Business Edge "Quality workplaces built on people power"
- January 2002, Report on Business Magazine "The 50 Best Companies to Work for in Canada"
- February 6, 2002, Business Edge "Creative culture fosters winning workplace"
- Sept. 20, 2001, Biz Edmonton "Press 1 to talk to Edmonton"
- Fall 2001, Alberta Construction Magazine "Intuit Building"
- April 26, 2001, Edmonton Journal "They look forward to tax season"
- March 2001, Alberta Venture "Designing Woman"
- February 1, 2001, Edmonton Journal "$14M digs for growing software company"
- February 1, 2001, Edmonton Sun "Intuit boots up 14M expansion"
- 2001, Edmonton Journal "Intuit second best company to work for in Canada"
Memorial Composite High School- CEFPI, Outstanding Design Award for a school building addition/modernization, 2011, Manasc Isaac wins major school design award!
Métis Crossing- 2007, Featured in an episode of the APTN television show Fish Out of Water.
- August 2005, Edmonton Journal “2,000 jam Métis Crossing Arrival of canoes marks opening of centre"
Morinville Community Cultural Centre- Alberta Construction Magazine - Winter 2011 Edition, Institutional Runner-up, Alberta's Outstanding Construction Projects for 2011 (As Part of PCL Construction Management Inc.'s Design-Build Team), 2011, Morinville Community Cultural Centre a winner!
O'Chiese K4-12 School (Stelfox School)- September 2005, Educational Facility Planner Volume 39, Issue 4 “Design for First Nations' Schools - Learning in Four Directions”
- December 28, 1996, Edmonton Journal “Program keeps native foster kids linked to their family and culture”
- September 1996, Alberta Native News “Architects involve community in school design”
Peguis K4-12 School- September 1, 2005, Educational Facility Planner Volume 39, Issue 4. "Design for First Nations' Schools — Learning in Four Directions." , 2005.
- October 1, 2002, Award Magazine. "Peguis Central School"
Peigan Health Centre- February 2000, Canadian Architect “Native Intelligence”
- June 1, 1999, Peigan Nation Newsletter “Peigan health Services Open New Doors”
- April 1999, Alberta Sweetgrass “Peigan Health centre nears completion”
Peigan RCMP Detachment- November 30, 1999, Pincher Creek Echo. "Brocket Mounties get new building"
Rossdale Memorial- February 7, 2008, Vue Weekly "Historic burial ground deserves a more fitting tribute"
- September 1, 2007, Legacy Magazine "Rossdale Memorial Site"
- August 11, 2007, Edmonton Journal "Years of Toil restore early graves"
- August 2, 2007, Edmonton Journal "Rossdale should be Edmonton's Granville Island"
- May 12, 2007, Edmonton Journal "Cemetery memorial nears completion"
- July 6, 2004, Edmonton Journal "1 million OK'd to close section of Rossdale Road"
- June 24, 2004, Real Estate Weekly "At the birthplace of Edmonton"
- April 28, 2004, Edmonton Journal "Memorial OK'd for river valley cemetery"
- January 14, 2004, Edmonton Journal "Roadblocks delay native cemetery memorial"
- Edmonton Journal "Rossdale memorial plan altered as architects meet stakeholders"
- Edmonton Sun "Transcending Material Values"
Saddle Lake Healing Centre- February 2000, Canadian Architect “Native Intelligence"
Saddle Lake Junior/Senior High School- September 1, 2005, Educational Facility Planner Volume 39, Issue 4 “Design for First Nations' Schools — Learning in Four Directions"
- February 2000, Canadian Architect "Native Intelligence"
- July 1995, Award Magazine "Heart and soul"
- Alberta Association of Architects, Merit Award, 1995
- October 3, 1994, Calgary Herald "Architectural partners thrive by listening to their clients"
- July 23, 1994, Edmonton Journal "Listening to clients the key to success"
- June 13, 1994, Journal of Commerce "School design honours for Alberta architects"
- Council of Educational Facility Planners, Design Award of Excellence, 1994
- January 1993, CEFPI's Learning Environments "CEFPI's Learning Environments"
Servus Credit Union Corporate Centre- June 12, 2008, Edmonton Journal “Servus Snaps up Dell HQ”
Slave Lake Government Centre & Library- August 6, 2008, Lakeside Leader "Government centre and library humming right along"
- April 7, 2007, Lakeside Leader "New Town office idea gets some feedback"
- 2007, Lakeside Leader "Town hears opinions on community services hub"
Spruce Grove City Hall Renovation- Canada Green Building Council, LEED® Certified, 2006
St. John Ambulance Alberta Council Headquarters- Venice Biennale in Architecture, selected as part of the 41° to 66° - Architecture in Canada: Region, Culture, Tectonics project, 2008
- 2006, Canada Innovates: Sustainable Building, Featured Project
- Spring 2005, Open Mind. "Getting to Green."
- Canada Green Building Council, LEED® Silver, 2005, Edmonton’s first LEED® Silver certified building
- Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) - Program on Educational Buildings, Award for Exemplary Educational Facility, 2005
- 41° to 66° - Architecture in Canada: Region, Culture, Tectonics, Juried Competition, 2005
- September 2004, Alberta Venture. "Great Space"
Strathcona Care Centre- American Institute of Architects, Design for Aging Review, 1996
The Water Centre- Masonry Contractors Association of Alberta, Design Award, 2011, Manasc Isaac wins major school design award!
- Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, Award of Merit, 2010
- Canada Green Building Council, LEED® Gold, 2009, The Water Centre achieves LEED® Gold
- Chicago Athenaeum: Museum Of Architecture And Design & The European Centre For Architecture Art Design And Urban Studies, Green Good Design Award : Winner Architectural Category, 2009, Water Centre receives Green Good Design Award
- Alberta Steel Design Awards of Excellence, Winner Architectural Category, 2009, Water Centre Wins Steel Design Award
- August 2008, Alberta Venture. “Ahead of the Curve”
- July 2008, GreenSpace Alberta. “Energy savers”
- July 2008, Calgary Journal. “New green standard.”
- June 12, 2008, Calgary Real Estate News. “City of Calgary water facility latest green project”
- June 12, 2008, Fast Forward Weekly. “City's eco-office flagship christened”
- June 2008, Canadian Architect. “Calgary Water Centre celebrates Emerald Award on Clean Air Day”
- April 24, 2008, Avenue Calgary. “We Built This City”
- March 2008, Azure. “Hydrating Calgary”
- Design Exchange Award, Award of Merit : Architecture-Commercial, 2008, Sustainable Architecture & Building Magazine article, download press release (pdf)
- Emerald Award, Winner, Government Institution, 2008
- Prairie Design Awards, Award of Excellence in Architecture, 2008
- December 2007, RAIC Architecture. “Bringing New Economic Life to Communities”
- November 2007, Elemente Magazine. “The woof is on fire”
- April 2007, Calgary Inc. “Dealing with the drop”
- Mayor's Urban Design Award (Calgary), Winner, Civic Design Projects, 2007
- September 2006, Construction Business. “Innovative engineering”
- July 30, 2006, Calgary Herald. “Calgary business getting greener”
- March 2006, Alberta Innovators. “Award of Excellence: Building Engineering”
- Consulting Engineers of Alberta, Award of Excellence, 2006
- July 2005, Alberta Construction Magazine. “Catching the green building wave”
- September 2005, Building Magazine. “New Water centre for Calgary”
W.P. Wagner School- Council of Educational Facility Planners, Modernization Project Award, 1996
Yellowhead County Administration Building- Canada Green Building Council, LEED® Silver, 2007
Yukon Visitor's Reception Centre- 2004, Canadian Wood Building Council: Case Studies of Outstanding Wood Buildings "Yukon Visitor Centre"
- AIA Western International Design, Award of Merit, 2000
- December 1997, Commerce and Industry "Edmonton architectural firm wins medal for excellence"
- August 1997, Alberta Native News "Edmonton architectural firm wins medal for excellence"
- June 1997, Canadian Architect "Winners: 1997 RAIC Governor General's Award"
- Governor General's, Medal of Excellence, 1997
- April 13, 1995, Edmonton Journal "Architects' exhibit goes to extremes"
- Alberta Association of Architects, Merit Award, 1995
- November 1994, Canadian Architect "Yukon Visitor Reception Centre"
- May 1993, Architectural Review "Northern Exposure"
