Interior Design
Design Quarterly
Tile trends – bigger is better
The designer trend towards large format tiles and stone continues in 2018. Preparation of the substrates is key to a beautiful and successful installation.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Focus on workplace wellness elevates ergonomics
There is a natural role for ergonomics to play in workplace interventions as organizations increasingly look to improve employee well-being, says Lucy Hart.
REMI Network
Top 12 stories to watch in 2018
The REMI Network's editorial team takes a look at last year's top stories and how they will continue to impact the commercial real estate industry in 2018.
Design Quarterly
Singhmar Centre supports diversity
Opened in September 2017, NorQuest College's new Singhmar Centre for Learning in Edmonton just may be Canada's most diverse and supportive college.
Canadian Property Management
Accessibility certification fills industry void
Much of the existing building stock falls short of the universal design ideal, but RHFAC can help owners/managers identify impediments to access and set priorities to address them.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Workplaces send subconscious signals: research
Recent research from fields including psychology can be applied to interiors to improve workplace design.
CondoBusiness
Simple design choices support accessibility
Condominium boards and managers have been increasingly seeking advice on how to make accessibility improvements in older buildings.
CondoBusiness
Tips for selecting a new paint colour in condos
Could a paint colour change on a property land a condominium corporation in court? What about result in physical threats? The answer to both is yes.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
An upscale co-working space in Old Montreal
A sensitive design intervention transformed a space once occupied by a bank into headquarters for a tech start-up, complete with co-working space.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Design casts Stereo D’s new facility in low light
At a time when organizations are pushing meeting rooms and private offices into the middles of floor plates, Stereo D Canada has done just the
Construction Business
Enhancing patient experience
The new Teck Acute Care Centre in B.C. will enhance patient experience with a healing environment that focuses on family-centred care.
Canadian Property Management
Office buildings urged to be facilitators of change
Creative programming can add value to office buildings in an increasingly competitive leasing environment.
Canadian Property Management
Colliers International moves into brand new HQ
Colliers International just moved more than 220 employees into its sprawling new headquarters in downtown Toronto.
CondoBusiness
Toronto looks to boost kid-friendly condos
Draft guidelines designed to promote kid-friendly condos are poised for a two-year trial run after getting green-lit last week.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Trends in high-pressure laminate surfacing
High-pressure laminate is a practical yet stylish surfacing material, and new breakthroughs in resin technology add functional features.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Scotiabank shifts gears with new Digital Factory
The half-pixelated gear that hangs above the entryway symbolizes the output of Scotiabank’s new Digital Factory in Toronto.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Envisioning tools get an upgrade
3D and photo-realistic envisioning tools are nothing new, but they now allow changes to be made on the fly.