Restoration & Renovation
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Reinvesting in Toronto’s aging rental towers
The Tower Renewal Project is a program to drive broad environmental, social, economic, and cultural change by improving Toronto's concrete apartment towers and the neighbourhoods that surround them. Home to a million people across the GTA, now is the time to reinvest in these vertical communities that have huge potential.
CondoBusiness
Trends in condo fitness facilities and programs
A new generation of health-obsessed condo dwellers is driving innovation in condo fitness facilities and programming. Here's how buildings can get in shape.
Design Quarterly
Designing for an aging population
With an aging population, health and wellness in the design process is becoming increasingly important. The built environment (private or public) can have significant impacts
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Hullmark revives aging Liberty Village property
The more than 100-year-old brick building at 60 Atlantic Ave. was facing near-certain demolition when Hullmark Developments bought it. President Jeff Hull saw in the
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Inside U of T Mississauga’s Innovation Complex
To subsume or not to subsume. That was the question presented by the project brief for the expansion and renovation of University of Toronto Mississauga’s
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Thompson Rivers University building gets boost
In its original concrete construction, completed in 1970, Thompson Rivers University’s Old Main Building reflected the design philosophy of its era. As Michael Leckman, a
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Red tape stifles Quebec’s green roofs
In Montreal, Saint-Laurent borough Mayor Alan DeSousa has a seemingly straightforward goal: to promote green roofs on private sector developments. DeSousa, who received the 2014
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Marketing your building upgrades
Renovating a rental property is more than an investment; it’s one that pays dividends. Aside from boosting the property’s value, it demonstrates a commitment to superior quality and gives tenants confidence that the property manager truly cares.
Canadian Property Management
Returns on repositioning aging buildings
Whatever the strategy, value enhancement is the rationale for repositioning aging buildings.
Canadian Property Management
The strategy behind Kitchener’s revitalization
About 15 years ago, the streets of downtown Kitchener, Ont. were full of abandoned factories, decaying buildings and empty parking lots. The Canadian dollar was
Design Quarterly
Waterfront hotel completes renovation
Located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel is well known for offering guests breathtaking views of the surrounding coastal mountains, harbour water and urban skyline.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Turning a forgotten penthouse into office space
How Quadrangle Architects renovated and repurposed an apartment penthouse into a stylish and modern office space.
CondoBusiness
Historic hotel transforms into luxury condos
Hamilton's historic Royal Connaught Hotel is being transformed into a luxury condo, which the developers hope will help revitalize the city's downtown.
Design Quarterly
Healthcare furniture design beyond durability
Healthcare furniture design is conforming to the desires of patients, trending towards being adaptive and inviting rather than sterile and utilitarian.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Markham adopts bird-friendly building rules
The City of Markam has joined a growing list of municipalities that have adopted bird-friendly building guidelines for new construction.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New Ryerson gallery’s simple, dynamic design
Ryerson University's new Paul H. Cocker Architecture Gallery features a simple but dynamic design that increases the space's functionality.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Union Station revitalization runs up costs
Toronto is taking steps to improve its cost estimate process after the Union Station revitalization faced a $80 million funding shortfall.


