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REMI Network
Creating a context for sustainable parking
The green building revolution has spurred designers and builders to incorporate sustainable design into many types of buildings, but some have garnered less attention than others.
Design Quarterly
Educating future interior designers
As of midnight December 31st, 2014, designers wishing to become members of the Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia (IDIBC) will need to have graduated with a degree in interior design.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
St. Mary’s Hospital expansion an act of healing
Its hammered-copper rays glimmer through the two-storey glass entrance to St. Mary’s Hospital. Measuring 20 by 50 feet, the sun is a First Nations mural
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Factors influencing the evolving workplace
The 1970s and 1980s cubicle layout was something of an anomaly in the evolving workplace, says Doug Lucy, director of marketing, AgilQuest. Speaking in an
REMI Network
Residence & Culinary Arts Centre coming to T.O.
A new residence for 740 students and state-of-the-art teaching facilities is coming to Centennial College in Toronto. The project has broken ground and will open in September 2016.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Cost-effective interiors for healthcare facilities
Even though interior design is often first to be cut from a healthcare facility’s budget, it is perhaps one of the most important investments its
REMI Network
U of Ottawa snags living green wall award
The University of Ottawa has won a 2014 Green Roof and Wall Award of Excellence from Green Roofs for Healthy Cities (GRHC) for its six-storey
Design Quarterly
Passivhaus standard gains ground
The Passivhaus standard for building energy efficiency is gaining increasing interest in North America as an alternative green building standard
REMI Network
ICSC awards honour industry’s best in Canada
The ICSC Canadian Shopping Centre Awards were handed out at the Toronto Metro Convention Centre on September 23, honouring the industry’s best. Besides the numerous
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The height of residential towers
Tall commercial towers are nothing new, but the last few years have seen an exceptional crop of super-slim residential buildings sprouting up in cities all over the world. From Manhattan to Mumbai, tall towers are as fashionable as they are effectual given advancements in engineering and the sophistication of modern building materials.
REMI Network
IDC names new president & board directors
The Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) announced the appointment of a new president and board of directors at its annual meeting, held this year at
Design Quarterly
The push for exotic veneers
As evidenced at this year’s KBIS (Kitchen and Bathroom Industry Show), one trend gaining significant ground in the kitchen and bath industry is the use of exotic veneers.
Design Quarterly
Faucet technology evolves
There’s no denying that the kitchen is often the heart of every home. With so many tasks performed in this vital living space, it’s become increasingly important to ensure that all the tools are optimized for the homeowner’s lifestyle and routine.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Inside Windsor’s South West Detention Centre
The barbed wire and fortress-like fences of TV prison dramas are nowhere to be found here. Designed to support rehabilitation, this real-life detention centre has
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Micro apartments on the rise in Canada
Micro apartments are increasingly becoming a part of the purpose-built rental market, particularly in cities like Vancouver and Toronto where the marketplace has made rents significantly higher.
CondoBusiness
Defining outdoor views from bedrooms
A Toronto city councillor wants to know whether the building code requirement to provide outdoor views from bedrooms has been all but pushed out the
