Design
CondoBusiness
Canary Park condos prepared for Pan Am Games
The Canary Park condos are nearly ready to be turned over to the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games organizers for fit-up for the athletes, coaches
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Something new under the sun in Kimberley B.C.
Off Highway 95A, between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains, where the sun shines more than 300 days of the year, lies Kimberley, British Columbia, population
Design Quarterly
The growing appeal of large format tiles
In the late 2000s, a new type of tile developed out of Europe that was both very large and very thin. Today, large format tiles have tremendous versatility and appeal.
Design Quarterly
Choosing transformation over demolition
When renovating, many homeowners, opt for a bulldozer and a fresh start to solve space issues, when transformation is a possibility worth looking at.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
How to find the right mix of workplace choice
The recent popularity of flexible spaces doesn’t mean traditional spaces should be abandoned altogether. Indeed, that there isn’t one perfect model for the workplace was
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The rise of the luxury rental
These days, more and more Canadians are seeking condo-quality accommodations without the hassle of ownership.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
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
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Red tape stifles Quebec’s green roofs
In Montreal, Saint-Laurent borough Mayor Alan DeSousa has a seemingly straightforward goal: to promote green roofs on private sector developments. DeSousa, who received the 2014
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Marketing your building upgrades
Renovating a rental property is more than an investment; it’s one that pays dividends. Aside from boosting the property’s value, it demonstrates a commitment to superior quality and gives tenants confidence that the property manager truly cares.
CondoBusiness
Builders’ use of Toronto streets back on agenda
A motion that contemplates curbing builders’ use of city streets during construction is in the hands of Toronto’s deputy city manager for “consideration and appropriate action”
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Workplace ecology under the microscope
Ecology is a term often associated with natural environments and their corresponding animal kingdoms, but it applies equally well to employees and their relationship with
Canadian Property Management
Returns on repositioning aging buildings
Whatever the strategy, value enhancement is the rationale for repositioning aging buildings.
Construction Business
Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Located in the geographical centre of Canada in Winnipeg, the architectural design for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) draws inspiration from the natural scenery and vast open spaces of Canada.
Design Quarterly
New restrictions on lighting design in Vancouver
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Canadian Apartment Magazine
Conversions fuel multifamily trend
Station on Whyte, a residential complex in Edmonton, is an example of an emerging trend in real estate that sees full condo-to-apartment building conversions on the rise in 2014.
Design Quarterly
Educating future interior designers
As of midnight December 31st, 2014, designers wishing to become members of the Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia (IDIBC) will need to have graduated with a degree in interior design.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
St. Mary’s Hospital expansion an act of healing
Its hammered-copper rays glimmer through the two-storey glass entrance to St. Mary’s Hospital. Measuring 20 by 50 feet, the sun is a First Nations mural



