How to socially distance in spaces charged for social interactions? This is just one challenge facing community centres as they prepare for reopening—bit by bit—across

One area where cohesive design is becoming increasingly important is residential healthcare, which encompasses memory care and mental health.

Humans are naturally social creatures. So why shouldn’t our built environment be designed to accommodate and encourage this natural state of being?

The office remains a preferable environment for the majority of workers who find working from home every day an unfavourable option.

Collaborative spaces will take on new importance as flexibility remains a key factor moving forward when reinventing and reopening the workplace.

The facility brings together a multi-purpose satellite fire station, a live-fire training building, and a municipal emergency operations centre.

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

Here comes Gen Z. These young adults have different expectations and aspirations that, if unmet, will result in a loss of valuable facilities personnel.

Major workplace trends are creating the impetus for more sustainable, adaptable and productive places of employment.

Noise complaints are a prevalent and challenging problem for facility managers. While the most common are related to a loud residential or commercial neighbour, the

The Westinghouse HQ building has been re-envisioned for a new age to become a hub for commercial and cultural activities.

OCAD University asked Toronto-based architecture and interior design firm, Quadrangle, to create an interior with flexible features.

How can commercial property owners and managers “plug in” to the smart city revolution?

Canadian employers in the corporate office sector are not doing enough to support wellbeing among young people entering the workforce.

“Smart technologies are defined by their interconnectedness,” points out a recent ACEEE report on smart building markets. The companies that buy and sell them, however, are defined by their disconnectedness.

As building owners and facilities teams consider upgrading to smart building infrastructure, here are three broad scenarios that may be holding them back.

A seven-month study revealed a 12-per-cent increase in task performance metrics for office workers who worked under HCL fixtures.