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REMI Network
Diamond Schmitt wins SCUP Excellence award
Diamond Schmitt Architects wins a SCUP Excellence in Architecture Award for Lazaridis Hall at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ont.
REMI Network
Global green building activity continues to rise
Recent industry research shows green building in 19 countries is poised for strong, rapid growth over the next three years.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
L’Oréal Canada celebrates 60 years with new HQ
L’Oréal Canada is celebrating its 60th anniversary this fall by inaugurating its newly redesigned 117,000 square foot head office in downtown Montreal.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
LEED v4.1 to focus on performance outcomes
LEED v4.1 O+M’s updates focus on performance outcomes, and not on prescriptive measures to improve performance.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
SNC-Lavalin, EllisDon to jointly manage new Toronto courthouse facility
SNC-Lavalin has partnered with EllisDon Facilities Inc. on the facility management for the new Toronto courthouse project.
REMI Network
GBCI Canada opens in second largest market for LEED
GBCI and the CaGBC have formed GBCI Canada to accelerate green building market transformation and impact in Canada.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Focus on workplace wellness elevates ergonomics
There is a natural role for ergonomics to play in workplace interventions as organizations increasingly look to improve employee well-being, says Lucy Hart.
REMI Network
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager updates to affect LEED projects
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager updates will change the performance of buildings under the LEED Canada EB:O&M 2009 rating system.
Design Quarterly
USGBC adopts building resilient rating standard
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has formally adopted RELi, a building resilience rating standard, which will soon become a global rating system.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ergonomic workstations help Montreal campus earn LEED Silver
Ergonomic and height adjustable workstations are among the features that helped ABB Campus Montreal recently earn LEED Silver certification.
REMI Network
Canada’s first LEED Platinum heritage conversion opens
Credit Suisse Asset Management and Vancouver-based Swissreal Investments officially opened The Exchange office tower yesterday.
REMI Network
USGBC releases LEED in Motion: Transportation report
Study focuses on industry growth in the green building sector for transportation facilities like airport terminal buildings bus centers and more.
REMI Network
Simon Fraser University closer to becoming zero waste
Simon Fraser University is another step closer to becoming a zero-waste university, with Shrum Chemistry now one of its most energy efficient buildings.
REMI Network
Stantec office is Manitoba’s 100th LEED certified project
Stantec's Winnipeg office earned the LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors certification on June 27.
REMI Network
CIBC Square begins to rise on Bay Street
Work has begun on CIBC Square, a major office development expected to boast the largest floor plates in downtown Toronto once it’s completed.
CondoBusiness
Luxury Manhattan condo first to be WELL-certified
21W20, a new luxury condominium located in New York City, is the world’s first residential project to be certified under the WELL Building Standard.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
A healthy case for maintaining synthetic grass
New plant-based innovations in synthetic grass respond to changing forces in the market like changing weather patterns and wellbeing.
