Regulations
B.C. steps towards net zero
Net zero has long been used to describe the highest performing buildings – an objective in the building industry to reduce its environmental footprint.
Unit owners sell boutique buildings to developer
The sale of a property in midtown Toronto that closed in January marks Ontario’s first case of unit owners terminating a condo corporation by vote.
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.
Library facility reads like ‘fragment’ of its landscape
The new Waterdown Library and Civic Centre is designed to read like a ‘fragment’ of the Niagara Escarpment over which it cantilevers.
Student ServiceHub earns ARIDO award
Ryerson University's new Student ServiceHub has just earned an Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) award of excellence.
UBC library facility takes a page from Harvard
UBC has taken a page from Harvard with its newly opened Library PARC facility, using a model that extends the shelf life of books from 30 years to 300.
How FMs can support employment standards
The latest phase of accessibility regulations in Ontario may concern employment standards, but facility managers have a role to play in compliance.
T.O.’s debut six-storey wood-frame development
Heartwood the Beach Condos, due to enter construction this spring, is likely to become Toronto’s debut six-storey wood-frame development.
Expanding the frontiers of universal design
Universal design encompasses much more than physical accessibility, as three Interior Designers of Canada members recently explained in a panel discussion.
Thompson Rivers University building gets boost
In its original concrete construction, completed in 1970, Thompson Rivers University’s Old Main Building reflected the design philosophy of its era. As Michael Leckman, a
New restrictions on lighting design in Vancouver
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BIFMA updates its ergonomics guideline
The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association recently revised its 2002 ergonomics guideline.
New occupancy class added to building code
Following the model of the 2010 National Building Code of Canada, the newest version of the B.C. Building Code has ...
‘Nutrition labelling’ for building products
The Health Product Declaration (HPD) open standard was developed to provide support for evaluating products ...
Health advocacy
A collective effort is underway to develop a Health Product Declaration, which is aimed at creating a consistent format for reporting product content ...
Managing within the law
An employer may mean to provide its employees with fair employment contracts but when disputes arise, parties often disagree on the rights they ...
Caution afoot
Engineering and life safety specialists are currently examining stairwell concerns in preparation for possible new or revised rules that would be introduced in the 2015 National Building Code.
