Public Spaces
Innovative tools for weather-related disasters
Many technologies figure highly into disaster resilience and property restoration and can be of great interest to facility managers for buildings in affected regions.
New standards for sustainable material use
A new set of standards defines minimum sustainability criteria for high-volume materials used in architecture and interior projects.
Social destabilization unsettles city fabric
Data, collaborative networks and a suite of tested best practices can be valuable resources for property managers pressed to respond to the unsettling social destabilization occurring in many Canadian cities.
Reconciling through design at Centennial College
A look at the recently completed $112-million expansion project at Centennial College built on Indigenous values.
A new healthcare tower for a diverse community
The new Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre in Toronto’s east end ushers in a new era of healthcare.
Archival preservation facility is a net-zero first
Library and Archives Canada’s new preservation storage facility opened as the first net-zero carbon archival centre in the Americas,
A supermarket becomes Meaford’s new library
The adaptive re-use project relocates Meaford Public Library from an inaccessible three-storey building to a one-storey facility.
Accessible public bathrooms show bad form
Low-cost investments and practical adjustments to the configuration of fixtures could improve safety, convenience and assurance for people with disabilities.
A path to barrier-free buildings: Facility assessments and strategic accessibility plans
A pressing issue facing facility managers is the crucial impact that barrier-free accessibility can have on a strategic renewal plan.
At Scarborough’s newest collaborative workspace
LCH Developments wanted to bring something unique to the empty retail space on the ground floor of a condominium in Cliffside Village.
A recap of IFMA’s World Workplace
In the past, cleaning suppliers, landscapers, and pest control companies dominated FM shows. Not anymore.
Realizing trauma-informed care in the workplace
Trauma is defined broadly as an emotional response to an overwhelming incident or series of events. When our subconscious ability to cope is overwhelmed, we
Designing for patient dignity in Grande Prairie
Inside the 681,000-square-foot facility, people are able to experience the landscape and natural light, even throughout Alberta’s harsh weather extremes.
Designing the shopping experience of the future
New theories on retail centre on how experiences, convenience and a sense of community can draw people to a physical site.
Tapping into the disability purchasing market
Canadians with disabilities make up the largest potential market of consumers, clients, employees and homeowners, with an annual buying power of $25 billion.
Inside a Passive House first in Surrey, B.C.
Designing the Clayton Community Centre to become Passive House certified for ultra-low energy use was no easy feat, especially since the international standard had never been pursued for this type of facility in North America.
Indigenous-led projects raise bar for city-building
The architects and developers behind some of Canada’s new Indigenous-focused projects are designing spaces that harmonize with their natural landscapes, setting a higher standard for how urban buildings impact the environment and their surrounding communities.