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Design Quarterly
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.
REMI Network
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
REMI Network
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.
REMI Network
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
REMI Network
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.
REMI Network
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.
REMI Network
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
REMI Network
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.
REMI Network
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.
REMI Network
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
REMI Network
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




