CSV is moving downtown after 15 years in the Hintonburg neighbourhood. Follow the story of our move as we use the first of the three key elements of our service approach - Listen, Design and Deliver.
Read MoreGetting it Tested
This post is a continuation of the story of CSV’s engagement with the Passive House standard. This time we’ll look at verification of one component of building performance: air tightness testing of the building enclosure.
Read MoreBird Friendly Building Design
The recently completed NCC Visitor Centre at 7 Clarence in the Byward Market has caught the eye of Safe Wings Ottawa, an organization devoted to bird-friendly building design.
Read MorePromoting Sustainable Design
Here at CSV Architects’, sustainable design is fundamental to all our work. This means it is crucial that we stay up to date with the various regulations surrounding this increasingly popular topic, in an ever-changing landscape. Because CSV has our very own expert in this field (Sustainability Consultant Stephen Pope), we really make an effort to spread our knowledge to others in the industry in hopes of promoting sustainable design and making it more accessible to all.
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