Integral Group's Western Canada electrical and lighting teams are growing, and with that growth comes the emergence of new leadership.  Congratulations to electrical engineers, Associate Principal Bryan Uemoto and Associate Andy Crosson, for their recent promotions. Additionally, Integral Group Light Studio welcomes Associate Sean Casey to the firm. Andy, Bryan and Sean have continually demonstrated high-caliber design skills, dedication, and dependability, and Integral Group is… Read more⇒

Integral Group is excited to announce that Rachel Lieberman has been recently promoted to principal. Since joining the firm in 2012, Rachel quickly distinguished herself in the field of building performance and optimization, delivering building commissioning services for projects of all sizes and complexity, culminating her appointment to co-lead of the Toronto performance engineering team. From embedding herself in Integral Group initiatives such as the peer-to-peer Fresh Voices program… Read more⇒

The Moscone Convention Center Expansion in San Francisco has just been certified LEED Platinum. With 90 out of 110 possible points, the project is the highest-scoring convention center in the world under LEED v2009 for New Construction. Integral Group is proud to have provided LEED consulting services for the expansion project. This project has been declared the most complicated LEED Project Boundary to date that has gone through… Read more⇒

Integral Group is pleased announce that Sean Casey has joined Integral Light Studio in the Vancouver office. Sean returns to Integral Group as an associate after concluding his Master of Fine Arts at Parsons School of Design, with a specialization in Lighting and Day Lighting Design. With eleven months of international design experience, Sean worked closely with world-class architects Gehry Partners, SHoP, Diller, Scofidio +… Read more⇒

Integral Group is proud to announce that the cSPACE King Edward Arts Hub has been Certified LEED Gold as of May 2019. The project has achieved a total of 60 points on the LEED Certification rating system, with Mission Green Buildings – a new member of the Integral Group family – providing LEED consulting and sustainable design services. cSPACE King Edward Arts Hub represents a union between… Read more⇒

Heat Pumps: Specification, Integration and Whole Life Impact  26 Nov 2019  10:30 - 11:30  Theatre B  ENERGY: DECARBONISATION AND STORAGE Explore the consequences of heat pumps becoming more prevalent for heating, hot water and cooling applications in buildings across all scales. By attending this session, you will: Understand the range of technical considerations when specifying heat pumps including; temperature constraints, system sizing methodology, operational efficiency,… Read more⇒

Rising Stars  26 Nov 2019  14:00 - 14:40  Theatre C  PEOPLE, COMPETENCE AND SKILLS For the first time ever, we’ve brought together our ‘engineer of the year’ winners in different fields to inspire and enthuse you! By attending this session, you will: Hear from Clara Bagenal George, CIBSE Engineer of the Year about how to expand on your interests outside of the ‘day job’ and… Read more⇒

How sustainable are our education buildings? The DfE's sustainable approach to the design and construction of new facilities, as stated in their Output Specification, aims to deliver a "cost-effective and resource-efficient facility" that optimises passive design measures and minimises the use of all resources with an efficient approach to maintenance, life cycle replacement and facilities management. It expects strategies to be implemented to operate facilities that… Read more⇒

The Managing Principal of our Oxford studio, Carl McKenzie has recently been appointed as Chairman of the Professional Development committee of IHEEM. The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) was founded in the 1940’s with its primary purpose to act as a knowledge sharing institute, specialising in Healthcare design, construction and best practice use and functionality of healthcare buildings and organisations such as… Read more⇒

Integral Group is excited to share that Sustainable Policy & Planning Associate, Lisa Westerhoff, was formally awarded the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) Green Building Champion Award at the 2019 CaGBC Awards Gala Dinner and Celebration. The Green Building Champion Award recognizes deserving individuals or initiatives that demonstrates exceptional achievement in advocating for CaGBC's core interests, programs and priorities. This award is open to all… Read more⇒