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Sponge Approach for Climate-Resiliant Cities

How a sponge approach can help build more climate-resilient cities

June 22, 2022

More greenery and green roofs means better flood protection as well as cleaner air and cooler temperatures.

Bio Diverse Green Roof Hydro-Seeding Complete at Arbutus Development Vancouver

October 25, 2020

Architek recently enjoyed collaborating with Evergreen Hydro-seeding at the Arbutus development. In keeping with our promise of a bio-diverse green

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Architek Operations During Current Health Crisis

March 18, 2020

Architek has employed internal policies to insure that all of our team members are kept safe during the current Covid-19

Architek Secures Engineering Green Light for Green Roofs in Ontario

March 2, 2020

Architek is very pleased to have received positive approval that all of our Architek Assured green roof system build-ups meet

Green roofs at Vancouver House

October 15, 2019

The Architek team is pleased to see the green roofs at Vancouver House coming together. – 7 completed – 4

Green Building Week 2019

September 20, 2019

The team at Architek celebrates Green Building Week 2019 September 23-29. We feel that all of us in the building

Heatwaves & Urban Heat Island Effect

July 3, 2019

Heatwaves are a stark reminder of how important it is for urban planners to design ways to deal with the

5 Ways to Create a Thriving Green Roof

November 3, 2017

Green roofs are much more than just beautiful rooftop gardens. They help decrease air and noise pollution, reduce heat by

Making the business case for Living Architecture in an economically driven world

March 3, 2011

Last December at the CitiesAlive! green roof conference in Vancouver Canada, Cornelia Oberlander accepted a well-deserved GRHC Lifetime Achievement Award for her