LEED AP

Last Friday, DA staff wrote the CaGBC exams and now 50% of the staff are LEED Accredited Professionals! This is exciting and brings a further dimension to the work at DA as we are now able to provide further service to those of our clients who are seeking an environmentally responsible solution to their building projects. www.cagbc.org for more information on the system and process. More exciting info to follow as more of our projects seek this official recognition.

Stone & Feather

DA recently had occasion to slip out of Ottawa and spend a weekend in Kansas City, MO. While there, we spent a day at the Nelson-Atkins Museum and were stunned by the incredible craft of the addition, completed in 2007, by Steven Holl Architects. The entire addition, likened to an 11 storey building on its side, glows at night, thanks to the exterior walls being constructed of cast glass... the building is stunningly crafted, exquisite in it's construction and conception and, truly, a wonder to behold. http://www.nelson-atkins.org/ for more information. This is absolutely worth traveling to Kansas for.

Green Building Council

DA is excited to announce that we have joined the Canada Green Building Council as a corporate member! We are happy to support this organization and, as part of our commitment to environmental responsibility, the entire DA office will be attending the workshop seminar for LEED NC in October 2009 in Ottawa and writing the LEED AP examinations before December 31, 2009

Cool and contemporary - DA in the news!

Dreessen Architect's home and office was featured in today's Ottawa Citizen, see the link below. Thanks to Paula McCooey and Pat McGrath for the great article and photos.

Cool and contemporary

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So very close....

As mentioned earlier, Dreessen Architect submitted a proposal for an exciting new school project for the Renfrew District School Board. We recently learned that we placed a very close position and missed the short list by one position. We want to congratulate the winning team and wish every success to the School Board.

School News!

Dreessen Architect is excited about two new projects! We are part of the team developing the former school building in downtown Renfrew to convert it to exciting new condominiums! Watch for new and exciting news to follow. We are also 'tilting at windmills' by going after a large and exciting project to build a new environmentally responsible school for the Renfrew County District School Board; through an exciting and intensive RFP process, we hope to make in with the bigger firms and believe we've put in a competetive and exciting proposal. Watch this space for more info to come!

Ottawa Citizen May 16, 2009

Dreessen Architect is featured in the weekend home section of the Ottawa Citizen for the 360 Loft project. See the full details of the article at Maria Cook's blog at http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/designingottawa/rss.aspx

DA is excited to be part of this project and work with a dedicated team of professionals to bring this project to the Byward Market, one of Ottawa's most desirable places to live.

360 lofts condo update

Maria Cook, writer for the Ottawa Citizen, has featured 360 Lofts condo in her recent blog posting at Design Ottawa (http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/designingottawa/). With a lot of active comments and interest, a second posting was made today talking about the benefits of using wood construction for this exciting project. It's refreshing to see so many people interested and such lively debate! Congrats to the developers of this project for the enthusiasm this project is generating.

360 Lofts Condo Website

Dreessen Architect Inc is excited to announce the launch of the 360 Lofts website at http://360lofts.ca This exciting Byward Market loft condo is an urban infill development for a spectacular location in the heart of Ottawa's historic Byward Market. DA is excited to be a part of the development team including Chiarelli Engineering, Adjeleian Allen Rubeli Ltd, Douglas Gray Ltd. and Taplen Construction Inc.