The 2010 Sustainable Works five day commercial methods workshop is in the planning stages with Frontier Timbercraft, of Quesnel, B.C. The class is tentatively scheduled for the end of May. Contact Habib (habibg@netidea.com) for details. Visit Frontier Timbercraft at www.frontiertimbercraft.com

       Mill Creek Flexhomes wins City of Edmonton Design Award

 

                            

                                                         Chris Buyze photo

November 18. Edmonton, Alberta:

Battle Lake Design Group received a 2009 Urban Design Award for Merit from the City of Edmonton. The award recognized the successful combination of design elements in their recently opened Mill Creek Flexhomes triplex. The building is a passive solar design, with plastered straw bale exterior and party walls, a green roof and features many locally sourced building materials.

Acius Engineering worked with the designers and Sustainable Works to develop a number of unique bale wall features to meet the city's stringent requirements for fire, sound and moisture resistance.

The project is short listed for a national urban design award.

For more information on the Mill Creek project, visit www.millcreekflexhomes.ca There are a few judges comments now posted on the city's website. The last one is the best:
http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/planning_development/mill-creek-flex-homes.aspx