Design
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Building capacity for care in Medicine Hat
A 245,000-square-foot expansion will help ensure the residents served by Medicine Hat Regional Hospital can access treatment close to home.
CondoBusiness
Creating more inclusive condo communities
A condo refurbishment project is the perfect time to come up with a cost-effective plan to provide a more inclusive and accessible environment.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Formica Canada launches design competition
Formica Canada is launching a new design competition for Ontario design and architecture students to create a booth design featuring new Formica products.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Employee experience drives design
Businesses must transition their approach to workplace design by considering the experiences their workforce looks for when it comes into the office.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Nuit Blanche project to mentor young designers
Students and young professionals working in the fields of lighting design, architecture and interior design are invited to help create a public art installation that will literally illuminate a micro-park tucked amid the towers of Toronto's financial district.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Studio TK and Artifort form partnership
Studio TK has entered into a new product partnership with Artifort to manufacture and distribute select Artifort furnishings in North America.
CondoBusiness
GTA-based condo building demos cogeneration
One GTA-based condo building won’t face the dilemma of when to switch over its HVAC system from heating to cooling this spring thanks to cogeneration.
CondoBusiness
Rich amenities make up for shrinking suites
The economic realities of development today have meant that suite sizes have had to shrink, and developers are creating amenity-laden buildings to compensate.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
CNL issues RFP for construction of $370-mil lab complex
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories recently issued an RFP for the design, engineering and construction of its Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre (ANMRC).
CondoBusiness
Will ‘ultra-high-rises’ cost more to maintain?
The new crop of 'ultra-high-rise' condos rising in Toronto will be more complicated and consequently more costly to maintain, one engineer is warning.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
M Real Estate unveils new office space, The M Coach House
Greater Montreal-based real estate agency M Real Estate recently opened The M Coach House, its fourth office location in Quebec.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Travel Centre charts unmapped territory
Travel Centre is taking its guests into uncharted territory with a new destination that brings together a rare mix of event, retail and work space.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Service design sprints deliver speedy solutions
Service design sprints are a way for workplace teams to create better workplaces by improving or creating new services for them.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Laurentian University names Dr. David Fortin director of architecture school
Laurentian University has named Dr. David Fortin as the next director of the McEwen School of Architecture (MSoA).
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Region of Peel pilots active design strategies
The Region of Peel plans to incorporate active design strategies at other facilities within its portfolio after a successful pilot.
Canadian Property Management
Accessibility certification fills industry void
Much of the existing building stock falls short of the universal design ideal, but RHFAC can help owners/managers identify impediments to access and set priorities to address them.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Workplaces send subconscious signals: research
Recent research from fields including psychology can be applied to interiors to improve workplace design.