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Canadian Apartment Magazine
Advances in fire alarm technology
Fire alarm technology is an important consideration for any apartment building owner . Tyco's Peter Redfern shares the features and benefits of the addressable fire alarm notification technology used in today's leading systems.
Construction Business
Creating a unique student hub
Most new students arriving on a campus university for the first time can be overwhelmed: the sheer size of the university, the maze of different
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Living walls cultivate air quality and wellbeing
Living walls are becoming increasingly popular in retail, institutional, office and residential interior spaces, and for good reason.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Acoustic performance in open-concept offices
As walls have come down in offices to create open-concept spaces, the trend has brought welcome change, such as encouraging collaboration, but it also means that the old ways of managing noise no longer work.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Facilities slack in averting bird collisions
Preventing avian collisions in urban settings may not be a maintenance priority, but municipal bird-friendly standards are only going to get tougher.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
CIBC Mellon adds Mississauga office
Growth is a common reason for companies to relocate. Indeed, it was one of two key drivers behind CIBC Mellon’s recent move into a Mississauga outpost.
Canadian Property Management
Industry sees promise in low-impact communities
Industry proponents of sustainability are looking beyond buildings and thinking on a larger scale with low-impact communities.
Design Quarterly
Advancements in decorative glass
Decorative glass is a versatile product that has been used for centuries to meet a variety of design and structural needs. As style and design
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Inside CBRE’s latest workplace transformation
CBRE's Toronto West team was the first of three GTA offices to move into new digs as the firm completes a cross-country workplace transformation program.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Three exemplars of modern workplace design
A recent AgilQuest webinar profiling exemplary projects showcased workplace design features inspired by Hollywood, millennials and technology.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Did clutter crowd out the closed office?
The transition from closed offices to open concepts may solve the problem of paper clutter, but has the problem merely been converted to digital form?
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Wellness programs down, overtime work up
Employers appear to be scaling back wellness programs at a time when employees are facing rising job demands, according to the Workplace Index.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Preparing the workplace for Gen Z
If organizations want to be ready when Gen Z enters the workforce five years from now, it’s time to start designing with this demographic cohort in mind, says Kay Sargent.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Office premises as organizational promoter
Rarely do non-profit organizations look upon their premises as a vehicle to promote their identity, culture and purpose, but they should.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
BRE Innovation Park to accelerate sustainability
The BRE Innovation Park in Ontario will become a platform for the Canadian construction industry to demonstrate solutions to achieve low carbon buildings.
Design Quarterly
Creative tile options for designers
Trends in the tile and stone industry are continuously evolving, offering designers, architects and the public more and more options to decorate spaces and to
CondoBusiness
T.O.’s debut six-storey wood-frame development
Heartwood the Beach Condos, due to enter construction this spring, is likely to become Toronto’s debut six-storey wood-frame development.



