CE07

Economy of Means: Generosity of Ends

5/14/2026|CONTINUING EDUCATION|STRUCTURED

1.50 ConEd Learning Hours
8:30a.m.-10:00a.m.

This case study of the SAB Magazine and OAA Design Excellence Award-winning Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation showcases a collaborative, holistic approach to realizing design excellence and the delivery of a low-cost, high-performance, net-zero carbon building. Designed and built in  21 months, the Centre leverages a “think global/act local” outlook, integrating community, academic, and residential spaces with responsive design, selective prefabrication, and constructability approaches to deliver economy and build resilience at all scales.

Learning Objectives
1. Apply first-principle and think-local mindset to the design process.
2. Learn strategies to innovate as well as maximize value and community impact.
3. Understand concurrent cost, energy modelling, and testing to benchmark and attain outcomes
4. Incorporate Lean processes to
accelerate key decision making.

Jon Neuert, OAA, FRAIC, CMA, CAHP
Principal, Baird Sampson Neuert Architects, part of the WF Group Inc.
Partick Darby, P.Eng.
Principal and director of energy and carbon solutions, WF Group Inc., o/a WalterFedy

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