Restoration & Renovation
Designing for wellbeing in residential healthcare
One area where cohesive design is becoming increasingly important is residential healthcare, which encompasses memory care and mental health.
Curating social spaces in 2020
Humans are naturally social creatures. So why shouldn’t our built environment be designed to accommodate and encourage this natural state of being?
Reopening the workplace amid COVID-19 fears
Collaborative spaces will take on new importance as flexibility remains a key factor moving forward when reinventing and reopening the workplace.
CBRE a pioneer of WELL standard adoption
It has been almost 25 years since CBRE expanded to Alberta’s capital. Known as Coldwell Banker Commercial at the time (as it was prior to
Hamilton office space luring global tech firms
Brick-and-beam buildings in Hamilton are transforming into modern office space for tech firms looking to employ a growing talent pool.
Westinghouse HQ gets new lease on life
The Westinghouse HQ building has been re-envisioned for a new age to become a hub for commercial and cultural activities.
Lessons for upgrading older schools
When planning retrofits or renovations for older schools, administrators have the chance to implement green, sustainable and high-performance design solutions.
Gen Z wellbeing suffering in Canadian offices
Canadian employers in the corporate office sector are not doing enough to support wellbeing among young people entering the workforce.
Massey Hall burnished for new generations
Panellists expressed a sense of pride and responsibility about making an imprint on a building that is both a civic landmark and embedded in Canada's cultural psyche.
Tim Hortons’ new HQ champions sustainability
Inside Tim Hortons’ move to a new sustainable head office in downtown Toronto that embraces the company’s Canadiana roots.
Building capacity for care in Medicine Hat
A 245,000-square-foot expansion will help ensure the residents served by Medicine Hat Regional Hospital can access treatment close to home.
Bank of Canada HQ gets energy-saving revamp
An invisible second skin was a core component of the energy-saving, heritage-sensitive intervention at the Bank of Canada complex.
Scotiabank shifts gears with new Digital Factory
The half-pixelated gear that hangs above the entryway symbolizes the output of Scotiabank’s new Digital Factory in Toronto.
Envisioning tools get an upgrade
3D and photo-realistic envisioning tools are nothing new, but they now allow changes to be made on the fly.
Evergreen targets carbon neutrality with retrofit
Evergreen is targeting carbon neutrality in the retrofit of its heritage-designated kiln building at Toronto’s Brick Works site.
A facility addition with surgical precision
Adding a new wing to the fully developed site would require surgical precision. The original Chinook Regional Hospital, which was constructed close to 30 years
Building performance upgrades add asset value
Key project players can face obstacles and carry biases specific to their roles, but they all have a similar interest in a profitable result whether that's defined by a return on investment, added asset value or enhanced reputation and opportunities for future contracts