A building to match┬áThough a city of just one million people, Edmonton has long been home to a thriving arts community. As Keith Regan learns, the Art Gallery of AlbertaÔÇÖs New Vision project is meant to give that community a world-class home for the visual arts. In recent years, the city of Edmonton, Alberta, has built a new performing arts center and has seen its downtown cultural and arts scene gain momentum.

Looking to lead┬áSenior executives Remco Daal and Cheryl Gray tell Martin Ashcroft how CanadaÔÇÖs largest real estate services company is leading the market with proactive initiatives in sustainability. ÔÇ£If youÔÇÖre not building to a LEED standard of some sort, youÔÇÖre not thinking ahead,ÔÇØ says Remco Daal, president and chief operating officer of Bentall LP, CanadaÔÇÖs largest real estate services company.

The Richmond Oval, built for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in nearby Vancouver, will benefit the City of Richmond long after the games are over, Alan Nicholson tells John OÔÇÖHanlonWhen Vancouver was selected to host the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the City of Richmond, located on the south side of the Fraser River from Vancouver, made an agreement to construct the Oval to host the long-track speed skating events. Richmond decided to build a stunning facility that would meet the long-term recreational needs of the population.

As Keith Regan learns, Dimeo Construction believes in constantly evolving and improving how it manages projects, as the Ocean House waterfront mixed-use project exemplifies Dimeo Construction knows that when project owners tap it to serve as construction manager or lead contractor, they are looking to the firm to help take risk out of the project. Providence, Rhode Island-based Dimeo has been doing that for almost 79 years, serving the institutional, higher education and commercial and mixed-use markets from branch offices in Boston and New Haven.

Dargan's breadth┬áThe look and feel of South CarolinaÔÇÖs Myrtle Beach has been changing beyond recognition, and Dargan Construction has been at the heart of it, Ruari McCallion learns from Don Lloyd. There has always been a certain something about the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina. The Atlantic Ocean can be calm or it can be mighty in its wrath, but it can never be ignored. The light has an almost magical quality as the sun rises out of the great sea.

Port of call┬áA small Canadian port run for the benefit of the community promises to deliver value to all stakeholders and become a benchmark for the divestiture model, as John OÔÇÖHanlon finds out. It sounds pretty, and it is. Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, sits on the spectacular Humber estuary on the west coast of the province and is fringed by hills. Originally surveyed by Captain Cook in 1767, Corner BrookÔÇÖs Bay of Islands provides a sheltered, deepwater port.It is not altogether the ÔÇ£cornerÔÇØ that its name implies, though.

Fat chance Cetane Energy is poised to throw the switch and begin production of renewable diesel in Carlsbad, New Mexico.

Rounding┬áup┬áThe Roundup Centre at the Calgary Stampede is expanding to become a world-class, year-round destination. The non-profit organization hosts over 1,200 events every year and is a vital tourism destination for the region. The Calgary Stampede likes to call itself ÔÇ£the greatest outdoor show on earthÔÇØ. It is certainly the worldÔÇÖs largest outdoor rodeo, and one of CanadaÔÇÖs largest annual events, taking place for ten days every summer from early to mid-July.

Living, breathing buildings┬áRe-shaping attitudes of developers and clients toward sustainable architecture requires a paradigm shift, and Gary Toushek discovers that Teresa Coady is up for the challenge.  ÔÇ£My father was an architect, and he said, ÔÇÿWhatever you do, donÔÇÖt study architecture.

Building a better Brock┬áThe new LEED Silver Plaza Building at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario is part of a multimillion-dollar refurbishment and expansion program, Ruari McCallion finds out.  The city of St. Catharines, Ontario, on the Niagara peninsula, is the home of Brock University. ItÔÇÖs the only university in Canada (and one of a small number anywhere) that is situated in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. It maintains a facility in the industrial city of Hamilton that specializes in teacher education, but its main campus in St.