Design

Construction and design innovators honoured

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Construction and design innovators honoured

Richard Kroeker, emeritus professor of architecture at Dalhousie University, and Osama Moselhi, professor of engineering at Concordia University, have been named to the Order of Canada.
Accessibility is everybody's business

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Opinion: Accessibility is everybody’s business

Society benefits, and invariably prospers, when people everywhere can more easily share their experience, knowledge and culture and exercise their spending powers
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Construction Business

B.C. issues RFP for standardized housing design

The B.C. government is working to create new standardized designs to streamline the housing development process.
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Canadian Facility Management & Design

Office fit-out costs rise with hybrid workforce

Rising office fit-out costs reflect both inflationary dynamics in the construction sector and emerging design trends as employers realign space to engage their hybrid workforces.
Accessible public bathrooms show bad form

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Accessible public bathrooms show bad form

Low-cost investments and practical adjustments to the configuration of fixtures could improve safety, convenience and assurance for people with disabilities.
Helsinki seeks bids on iconic heritage building

REMI Network

Helsinki seeks bids on iconic heritage building

Designed by the acclaimed Finnish architect, Gustaf Nyström, the Old Customs House is considered an exemplar of late 19th century architecture and Helsinki's cultural heritage.
Figure3 the Parker

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Putting comfort, convenience and community first

At design firm Figure3, understanding the values and attributes of the neighbourhood is a critical part of the design process.
Canadian engineers lauded for innovative design

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Canadian engineers lauded for innovative design

Engineers from Montreal and Ottawa received 2023 ASHRAE Technology Awards, recognizing innovative building design that promotes effective energy management and indoor air quality.
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Canadian Facility Management & Design

NFPA Fire Safety Handbook updates risk menu

Related to building innovation, new chapters in the 21st edition of the widely used reference guide address photovoltaic and energy storage systems, smart infrastructure and modular construction.
Ukrainian urbanists incubate post-war recovery

Design Quarterly

Ukrainian urbanists incubate post-war recovery

A network of Ukrainian urban planners and designers is looking ahead to post-war recovery as the country endures an 11th month of destruction, displacement and uncertainty.
NB cabinet shuffle shifts property assessment

REMI Network

UNB Saint John plans innovation hub for healthcare research

New Brunswick is building a new healthcare and social innovation centre at the UNB Saint John campus.
Buildings without barriers on 2024 agenda

Canadian Facility Management & Design

New coalition forged to promote accessibility

Commercial real estate owners/managers, homebuilders and organizations that provide services and advocacy for people with disabilities have joined forces in the Accelerating Accessibility Coalition.
CAGBC updates zero carbon design standard

Canadian Facility Management & Design

CAGBC updates zero carbon design standard

The Canada Green Building Council is aiming to simplify the criteria for complying with its zero carbon design standard, while also pushing forward with more rigorous performance goals.
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CondoBusiness

The bright idea behind lilies

Known by their Latin name as Lilium, or more commonly as lilies, these unusual beauties aim to please any condo landscape from June to September.
Tom Patterson Theatre

REMI Network

Tom Patterson Theatre wins Civic Trust Award

The Tom Patterson Theatre at the Stratford Festival is the only project from Canada to be recognized in this international awards program.
Accessibility is everybody's business

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Architecture schools strategic to accessibility

Ontario's EnAbling Change program delivers a new round of grants to support shared-cost projects led by not-for-profit corporations, industry organizations or professional associations.
Quebec home inspectors get standardized rules

Canadian Facility Management & Design

National prospects for accessibility standards

Accessibility Standards Canada is now formally under the umbrella of the Standards Council of Canada, putting it on a path to develop national standards.