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tecture Institute of Canada for their work on
the massive 420,00 square foot Argi-Ecol-
ogy Campus, a project for the University
of Guelph. The innovative endeavour con-
nects several disciplines; agriculture, ecol-
ogy and bio-engineering, and BSN brought
their focus on sustainability to the project.
The ‘closed resource recovery’ approach they
used for the project eliminates waste gen-
eration through material cycling, novel co-
product development, and bio-based renew-
able energy.
"Innovation is really core to our work," says
Neuert. "As a result, our work has been
widely recognized by our peers in the form
of awards. One of our most significant re-
cent innovations had to do with our work
for the Mission 2050 Agri-Ecology Campus
for the University of Guelph, which in 2011
won the Royal Architecture of Canada In-
novation Medal."
"It proposed an agricultural campus where
there was active research into the areas of
crop production, animal food production,
and horticultural and veterinary sciences
all integrated within an idea of a closed re-
source recovery model. It was a very inten-
sive project, we had experts from all over
North America around working with us on
that project."
At the 2014 Canadian Green Building
Awards, which recognize the most exem-
plary sustainably-design projects in Canada,
BSN were recognized for their work on the
Goldcorp Mining Innovation Suite. The
project is an addition to unused attic space
of the historically designated 1904 Min-
ing Building on the University of Toronto’s
Downtown campus. Accommodating 100
undergraduate engineering and 24 graduate