In partnership with Assembly Corp, Ha/f explores how bio-based, prefabricated systems can cut carbon and accelerate innovation in construction. Studying the Assembly system’s integrated design, material efficiency, and fabrication process, Ha/f demonstrates how modular strategies achieve tangible results in a residential building case study.
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The Bentway Phase 1 LCAStrategy, Certification
Working with The Bentway, Ha/f Climate Design assessed Phase 1’s design and materials to understand their carbon footprint. The study found that concrete and paving are key sources of emissions, while green spaces store carbon. For future phases, the report recommends recycled materials, low-carbon alternatives, and nature-based solutions to create more sustainable and resilient public spaces.
Ha/f’s analysis supports The Bentway’s commitment to creating more climate-resilient and sustainable public spaces, while providing a valuable blueprint for reducing carbon impacts in urban infrastructure projects.
The Cost + Carbon of Canadian Commercial Construction
Policy
The Mass Timber Institute at the Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, University of Toronto teamed with Entuitive, Ha/f Climate Design, and Bird Construction to develop structural designs, life cycle assessments, and cost estimates for commercial buildings built in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto.
Working across four structure systems - reinforced concrete, steel, mass timber, and timber-hybrid - the project team developed schematic-level design, cost estimates, and regionally specific carbon data to reveal clear insights.
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