Design
CondoBusiness
Hidden dangers of antimicrobial building products
Little evidence exists that building products containing antimicrobials actually prevent disease transmission and lead to healthier populations.
CondoBusiness
The fatal flaws behind the Surfside condo collapse
Building failures of this horrific scope are seldom seen in North America. But it is important to examine what happened so we can learn and prevent similar collapses in the future.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Repurposing your commercial space
A deeper look at the risks, challenges, and benefits of repurposing a vacant space to revitalize a real estate investment.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Smarter care at Vaughan’s first hospital
Through the doors of Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, the first hospital to ever rise in Vaughan, Ontario, life’s health challenges are met with comfort, safety and lots of natural light.
REMI Network
BOMA Canada honours national award winners
The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA Canada) hosted its second virtual National Awards Gala on October 21, 2021.
CondoBusiness
Newest co-working spaces cater to hybrid future
As a hybrid work models emerges, new condos will welcome residents into co-working spaces with no one-size-fits-all approach.
Canadian Property Management
Accessibility carries a simple business case
Many commercial real estate operators are making the simple business case for buildings that are functional for all potential users. It’s a quest that can begin with simple investigations, simple low-cost measures and simple mindfulness.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Guidelines inform resilient healthcare facilities
Newly released guidelines offer a standard for approaching the planning and designing of healthcare facilities from a resiliency perspective.
Construction Business
An award winning renewal effort
The SFU Plaza Renewal Project is a multi-phase extensive renovation at the iconic SFU Burnaby Campus, replacing the rooftop public surfaces.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Pandemic expands an aging workforce
The pandemic is pushing people to reconsider their post-work-life ambitions.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
What can the new workplace learn from retailers?
Just as bricks-and-mortar stores embraced experiential retail to entice consumers who might otherwise shop online, organizations are now hoping to woo their remote-savvy workers back to the office.
CondoBusiness
Scanning the road ahead for EV-ready condos
As the country moves to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles, questions are brewing among people living in multi-unit dwellings.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A cybersafe return to the workplace
At last, our buildings are ready to catch up with the conveniences and expectations that future users have come to expect in the 21st century—and COVID has been the much-needed accelerant for this transformation in the building industry.
CondoBusiness
Could a Florida condo collapse happen in Ontario?
How would this scenario unfold in Ontario? Leaving aside the construction process itself, there are vast differences between Ontario and Florida condominium laws that would have given the Champlain towers significant added protections following registration.
CondoBusiness
Three red flags of risky procurement practices
Federal scrutiny of condo procurement should be sufficient reason for diligent condo boards to examine their procurement practices.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Campus high-rise brings health to new heights
Dingy is a word that conjures thoughts of old institutional spaces. Academic buildings with dimly-lit hallways and windowless classrooms punctured with fluorescent glare. Rarely are
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Purpose-built Indigenous hub will be Ontario first
Construction is officially underway on what will be Ontario's first mixed-use, purpose-built Indigenous hub in the West Don Lands of Toronto.



















