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CIRS wins 2015 Green Building Award

Vancouver research institute CIRS, designed to be one of the most sustainable buildings in North America, will receive the 2015 Green Building Award.

Design Quarterly

New award honours interior design researchers

Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) has partnered with Milliken for a new award that highlights the achievements of Canadian interior design researchers.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Canadian cities to take climate change action

Montreal and Vancouver are among 56 cities worldwide to join the Compact of Mayors, committing to transparently register and report their climate change action efforts.

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Studio Bell new home for National Music Centre

The National Music Centre (NMC) will soon be called Studio Bell in its new home currently under construction in Calgary’s East Village. A twelve-year, $10-million

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Multi-res plans near Halifax heritage complex

Killam Properties is planning to build a multi-residential property near a downtown Halifax heritage complex it recently acquired. Along with the $22.3 million purchase of

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Flammable refrigerants spark safety research

Researchers consider safety issues as flammable refrigerants emerge as a low-GWP option.

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Cadillac Fairview opens high-end office in B.C.

Cadillac Fairview has officially opened its new AAA class office space in the heart of Vancouver as Sony Pictures Imageworks is set to occupy the

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Seven new retailers join Toronto’s Canary District

Seven new retailers are set to inhabit The Canary District in Toronto, a community built for CIBC Athletes Village at the 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Games.

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Alberta invests in municipal flood mitigation

Grants have been awarded to 21 projects in 16 municipalities across Alberta to support the development of long-term resilience to flood and drought events. The

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Yorkville sees high-end rental apartment deal

Hollyburn Properties scoops up a scarce asset: a rental apartment building in Toronto's Yorkville district.

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Hilton Garden Inn Montreal Airport is sold

The parent company of Shelter Canadian Properties Limited has bought Montreal’s Hilton Garden Inn Montreal Airport for $15 million. The 159-room hotel, which opened in

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Soft landing on horizon in key condo markets

A soft landing is on the horizon this year for the condominium markets in eight major Canadian cities, according to a Conference Board of Canada report commissioned by Genworth Canada. Released March 26, the Winter 2015 Metropolitan Condo Outlook forecasts modest sales gains in most of the subject cities.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Private rental sourced for subsidized units

Quebec pledges more rent supplements to boost its affordable housing supply.

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John Bartkiw joins Fengate Capital Management

John Bartkiw is now managing director of Fengate Capital Management’s real estate team. Bartkiw will oversee all aspects of the company’s real estate platform from

Canadian Apartment Magazine

CAPREIT bolsters Canadian apartment portfolio

CAPREIT acquires four apartment buildings, encompassing 285 units, in Burlington, Ontario.

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B.C. research facility wins Green Building Award

The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at the University of British Columbia has received the 2015 Green Building Award from the Royal Architectural

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Wood projects win Prairie Wood Design Awards

Eight Prairie Wood Design Awards were handed out at Alberta’s 8th annual Wood WORKS! ceremony. Chosen from a pool of more than forty entries, the