Construction
CondoBusiness
Why window walls are favoured for condos
The window walls commonly used to enclose condos have improved, addressing issues associated with past generations of the cladding, finds a new analysis.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Gage Park Tropical Greenhouse breaks ground
A ground breaking ceremony was recently held to celebrate the start of construction on a new 13,600 square foot tropical greenhouse in Hamilton’s Gage Park.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Victoria multifamily market spurs construction
A vacancy rate below 1 per cent, steadily rising rents, compressing cap rates for existing properties and ample access to low-cost financing underpin Victoria's purpose-built rental housing boom.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
York Recreation Centre revitalizes brownfield
With the development of the York Recreation Centre, the City of Toronto is serving a previously underserved community by using a previously underused site.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Etobicoke General construction reaches milestone
Morguard Corporation and William Osler Health System recently celebrated the topping off of the Ancillary Services Building at Etobicoke General Hospital.
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.
CondoBusiness
Big data backs medium-density development
The development of courtyard apartments, multiplexes and town homes could be among the building blocks of better housing affordability in Ontario.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario action plan promotes construction safety
Ontario has announced the implementation of a Construction Health and Safety Action Plan to help prevent construction injuries, illnesses and fatalities.
CondoBusiness
Sniffing out culprits for odour complaints
Scents associated with cigarette smoke, cooking and the garbage chute are among the most common odours complaints received by building managers.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Buddy Holly Hall breaks ground in Lubbock
Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences recently broke ground in Lubbock, Texas, the hometown of the 1950s pop icon Buddy Holly. The 218,000-square-foot
REMI Network
Nova Scotia changes Occupational Health and Safety Act
The Nova Scotia government is making changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act that will help keep employees safe at work.
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.
CondoBusiness
Working-at-heights training deadline extended
Under certain conditions, construction workers who completed fall protection training before new requirements took effect in 2015 will have six more months to complete working-at-heights training.
CondoBusiness
Province responds to final report in Tarion review
Minister of Government and Consumer Services Tracy MacCharles has announced planned changes to the role of Tarion in Ontario’s new home warranty program.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Construction starts on new Bloomington GO station
Ontario has officially started construction on a new GO station at Highway 404 and Bloomington Road in York Region, scheduled to open in 2019.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Funds for cultural spaces in federal budget
The federal budget released last week allocates $300 million over 10 years to Canada’s cultural spaces fund.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Saskatchewan landlords lose key PST exemptions
Saskatchewan landlords experienced a budget double whammy March 22 — receiving the more forceful cost hit from their provincial finance minister.
