renovations
CondoBusiness
Refreshing common areas without construction
Minor updates can dramatically shift how a building feels without the cost, disruption, or timeline of a full renovation.
CondoBusiness
Common element alterations carry legal risks
Every improvement that touches the common elements brings legal and operational consequences. How bulk indemnity agreements can offer long-term protection and cost-efficiency, help resolve historical issues, and streamline future requests.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Capital projects grow fraught for school boards
Proposed legislation would give the Ontario government oversight of all capital projects, including repairs and upgrades in existing buildings, within the public school system.
REMI Network
CHBA launches new Renovation Market Index
Canadian Home Builders’ Association's newly released Renovation Market Index measures current renovation activity and expectations to gauge health of the sector.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Navigating N13 challenges in Ontario
Building and legal experts discuss how the new anti-renoviction bylaws coming to Toronto, Hamilton and London will impact rental housing supply.
REMI Network
Many Canadians planning to renovate, not move
Energy efficient upgrades are also top of mind as spending habits shift.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Clamping down on renovictions
Hamilton will soon be the first city in Ontario to introduce a renoviction bylaw forcing landlords to obtain a licence prior to issuing an N-13
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New standards for sustainable material use
A new set of standards defines minimum sustainability criteria for high-volume materials used in architecture and interior projects.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Heritage designations to pale in worship space
Heritage designations could pose fewer complications for religious and Indigenous organizations in Ontario when they undertake repairs and alternations in places of worship and spiritual practices.
REMI Network
Canadians eager for climate-resilient homes
Nearly one-in-five Canadian households are prepared to undertake major renovations within the next 5 to 10 years to mitigate the impacts of severe weather events.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Probing the impact of renos on dementia patients
The quality of life awaiting future residents within the country’s institutional-like care facilities is facing scrutiny as researchers closely examine how these spaces are being reimagined for the better.
Construction Business
St. Albert Place retrofit receives funding
The Government of Canada and the City of St. Albert announced more than $13.9 million in joint funding to retrofit St. Albert Place.
CondoBusiness
Existing condos: rising to modern standards
New regulations from multiple levels of government are forcing condominium boards and property management companies to consider more than just a simple cost-benefit calculation when examining repair and retrofit options.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
From office to residential
Office-to-residential building conversions have been gaining momentum in some Canadian cities, but how viable are they as a long-term housing solution?
REMI Network
Hurricane Fiona costs $660 million
Hurricane Fiona is estimated to be the costliest extreme weather event ever recorded in Atlantic Canada.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Alberta eyes reno of vacant provincial building
The 44-year-old, six-storey office building in Calgary's beltline district has been empty since Canadian Blood Services ended its tenancy in 2020.
CondoBusiness
The Value of Independent Pre-construction Surveys
To limit the impacts of adjacent construction work, many condominium corporations are turning to independent pre-construction surveys for protection.
