Sustainability

Claude Bourbeau (President, Principal Partner, and Architect) introduced integrated design into Provencher_Roy's practice and built a team of architects specialized in sustainable development. This team is now one of the largest in Canada and proactively considers innovative and ecological development approaches.

Our commitment to sustainability extends beyond our projects to our daily office activities. In 2011, we developed our first environmental policy. In 2012, we participated in the BNQ 21000 pilot project, which provides a reference framework for companies wishing to engage in a sustainable approach. 

This continuous improvement process led to our first social responsibility report in 2016, as well as our first carbon emissions inventory. Another report was presented in 2022 to assess the post-pandemic situation. Organized by the Government of Canada, the Net-Zero Challenge therefore constitutes the next step in our well-established commitment to sustainability.

Committed to resilient design and responsible construction

Decarbonization plans, life-cycle assessments, and biophilic performance analyses are integral to our work. Our standards already incorporate sustainability measures that go beyond building codes while remaining achievable within today’s construction industry.

We view every project as an ongoing collaboration that takes into account medium and long-term human and economic contexts, the potential and opportunities of each site and program, as well as responsible commitments and sustainable practices.

We meet the highest technical standards by analysing the realities of existing buildings, the high performance of built environments, and the evolution of current codes, regulations, and standards.