Institutional
Construction Business
Beedie gift pushes Burnaby Hospital forward
A $4 million matching gift by philanthropists Beedie family is helping to launch the second phase of the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment project.
Construction Business
Bird leads two post-secondary projects in B.C.
Bird Construction has been selected as construction manager for two post-secondary projects.
Construction Business
Stantec designing new Douglas College facilities
Stantec has been selected to provide architecture and engineering for new academic and student housing facilities at Douglas College in B.C.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A New Age for Sustainable Projects
Industry trends point to a renewed focus on sustainable projects in development, both to the benefit of owner budgets and tenant comfort.
REMI Network
CaGBC launches Zero Carbon Building Standard
To help meet Canada’s climate change commitments, the Canada Green Building Council has launched the country’s first Zero Carbon Building Standard.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Energy management strategies at U of T
What are the University of Toronto's energy management strategies for its oldest buildings? The school's assistant vice-president of facilities and services, Ron Swail, shares this information.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Rise up
Studies examining the effectiveness of implementing ceiling lifts have found decreases in injury rates, decreases in workers’ compensation claims, perceived decreases in the risk of injury and improved morale with a decrease in absenteeism.
Canadian Property Management
Legislation gets to the heart of health and safety
Manitoba is the first Canadian province to mandate automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in specific facilities.
Construction Business
Serving the community
A new headquarters for the RCMP E Division is being built in Surrey, B.C. When completed, it will be the largest RCMP complex in Canada.
Canadian Property Management
TV service providers to jostle in new markets
A recent decision from the CRTC puts TV service providers in a better position to compete in some commercial and institutional buildings.
Construction Business
Making a difference
BC Cancer Agency’s sixth regional cancer centre, Centre for the North, will make a huge difference to the lives of patients in Prince George ...
Canadian Property Management
ISO 50001 energy management systems standard
The ISO 50001 energy management systems standard initially focuses more on commitment to performance than performance itself.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Core sunlighting
Core sunlighting is a system that gathers natural sunlight, concentrates it and delivers it deep into a building’s interior, not just the area along ...
Canadian Property Management
Peer pressure underpins conservation strategy
Facilities managers and building operators in Ontario’s elementary and secondary schools have a new tool for tracking energy consumption – one that will soon allow them to benchmark a school’s performance against ...
