Green Propeller Design

02/08/2025

CFUW Milton is hosting a Candidates' Forum on Tuesday, February 18th, @ 7:30 p.m. at the Milton Sports Centre, 605 Santa Maria Blvd, Milton - come, be heard, get informed, and be part of the democratic process!

03/10/2023

✨Happy !✨ Today we highlight businesswomen's accomplishments, leadership, and resilience in the community! Stay tuned for our posts!

03/04/2023

And maybe making some alcohol-free beverages too?

Working with Green Propeller Design, mcCallumSather led the mechanical engineering for Something In The Water a new micro brewery in Toronto.

03/03/2023

Working with Green Propeller Design, mcCallumSather led the mechanical engineering for Something In The Water a new micro brewery in Toronto.

02/28/2023

What do you do to help fight climate change?

In this second video in the series on climate change, Marina Huissoon asks and answers the question – What do you do to mitigate the effects of climate change? It’s an important dialogue to initiate and continue as it affects us globally and individually and requires action at both levels to have any beneficial effect.

Marina directs her ideas towards planners, builders and homeowners. Something as simple as the appropriate placement and number of windows in a structure can both save on heating and cooling in all seasons and doesn’t add to project costs.

Creating a more sustainable built environment involves many disciplines and sectors from better land use planning, and increased development of passive energy sources to rethinking transportation systems. The job of designers is to constantly evolve innovative solutions in an effort to challenge all players in the built environment to make progress towards greater sustainability.

In this second video in the series on climate change, Marina Huissoon asks and answers the question – What do you do to mitigate the effects of climate chang...

02/23/2023

Hanlon Creek Park Pavilion & Splash Pad (Guelph)

The park is nestled in the valley of Hanlon Creek, partially within the floodplain-regulated area. The project included the replacement of an obsolete park building and the rejuvenation of the park amenities by the design of a new landscaped splash pad within the regulated area. Maintaining the existing grades so as to not adversely affect the flood capacity of the waterway was a design constraint.

The facility was designed to be net zero and incorporates various sustainable features, including solar panel arrays on both the building roof and pergola.

Visit our website to learn more www.greenpropeller.com/projects/parks-recreation/hanlon-creek-park-pavilion-splash-pad

Media Coverage:
New Hanlon Creek Park splash pad will use 100 per cent renewable energy
www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/new-hanlon-creek-park-splash-pad-will-use-100-per-cent-renewable-energy-2802977

New Hanlon Creek splash pad to be fully solar powered, more accessible
www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/new-hanlon-creek-splash-pad-to-be-fully-solar-powered-more-accessible-3659560

02/14/2023

In this short video in the series on climate change, Marina Huissoon, chief architect and director at Green Propeller Design, Milton, tackles an aspect of the global warming issue that engages architects, planners, builders and homeowners alike – the critical impacts of the built environment.

For example, approximately 39% of all global carbon dioxide emissions are the direct result of the construction and operation of buildings – our factories, offices, homes and all the spaces our species live within and can’t live without.

Carbon, as we know, is both our greatest friend as it is the building block of all life – and one of the greatest threats to ourselves and the planet. The prime example is carbon-rich cement which is released during production as well as from the final product, concrete.

Architects and builders are striving to utilize low carbon footprint materials like wood to lower CO2 emissions. Green Propeller Design, as its brand suggests, is committed to intelligent and naturally sustainable design.

In this short video in the series on climate change, Marina Huissoon, chief architect and director at Green Propeller Design, Milton, tackles an aspect of th...

01/17/2023

Something in the Water Brewery is one of the newest craft breweries to be headquartered in Toronto’s iconic Liberty Village. Steve Waugh calls it, “our first and flagship brewery, bottle shop, and café.”

Green Propeller Design worked closely with Steve to ensure his vision and physical requirements were met and exceeded. In this video, he chats about his experience working with a professional architectural firm.

Something in the Water Brewery is one of the newest craft breweries to headquartered in Toronto's iconic Liberty Village. Steve Waugh calls it, "our first an...

01/02/2023

Adaptive reuse refers to the process of reusing an existing building for a purpose other than which it was originally built or designed for. Adaptive reuse of buildings can be an attractive alternative to new construction in terms of sustainability and has prevented thousands of buildings' demolition and has allowed them to become critical components of urban regeneration.

Green Propeller has worked on a number of projects, creating something new and purposeful.

Some examples can be found at www.greenpropeller.com/services/adaptive-reuse

12/29/2022

Sustainable Workplaces

As we fight our way to Zero Fossil fuels, the choices we make about materials in the built environment don’t stop at the building itself – all of the materials inside the building need to be considered as well – furniture, carpets, paint, ceiling tiles, fridges, computers,… the list is endless.

There is much effort being applied to find better ways to recycle materials, use less, and produce materials that don’t contain fossil fuels. There are standards available to measure the Global Warming Potential of material, in an attempt to filter out the worst offenders from our list of go-to products. Anything that emits greenhouse gasses, made with large amounts of Carbon Dioxide in the processing, or materials that off-gas Carbon Dioxide, Methane, CFC’s, Nitrous Oxide, and other noxious chemicals, should be targeted for replacement with better, more sustainable, materials.

Continue reading at www.greenpropeller.com/blog/sustainable-workplaces

12/26/2022

Bronte Medical Building

Located on a prominent gateway corner to downtown Milton, a new 23,000 sq.ft. office building makes a strong urban design statement. Making best use of a tight site, the development includes underground parking, main floor retail, and upper floor tenant spaces.

Green Propeller Design provided full architectural services; site plan approval, programming, design services, permit documents, construction documents, and contract administration throughout construction phase. The technical drawings were produced in Revit, with structural drawings also in Revit, which greatly enhanced the coordination of the design. 3-dimensional models were also useful for communication with the Owner and potential tenants, as it enabled them to visualize the design without needing to understand technical drawings.

More drawings and details on this project available at www.greenpropeller.com/projects/commercial-industrial/office-building-milton