A new men's emergency and transitional housing facility, set to rise in Aurora, Ontario, has opened the door to pilot-testing Passive House in York Region.

Through the doors of Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, the first hospital to ever rise in Vaughan, Ontario, life’s health challenges are met with comfort, safety and lots of natural light.

As employees eventually return to the office, most will bring with them a heightened sensitivity to their surroundings—specifically to what they touch and their proximity to coworkers.

Newly released guidelines offer a standard for approaching the planning and designing of healthcare facilities from a resiliency perspective.

The idea of creating inclusive community hubs—where people of all ages and abilities can gather together—is gaining significant momentum.

Dingy is a word that conjures thoughts of old institutional spaces. Academic buildings with dimly-lit hallways and windowless classrooms punctured with fluorescent glare. Rarely are

Indigenous communities across Canada continue to be sidelined or completely excluded from initial planning phases of new developments and renovations.

How AMPED Sports Lab and Ice Complex in Ottawa, Ontario, became the first Zero Carbon Building Performance Standard certified arena.

Facility managers are no longer viewed as a back-office function, but rather “a strategic instrument to attract and retain talent and create a great experience,”

When considering products with recycled content, pay attention to the types of recycled materials that are in them.

With the right market signals and incentives, Canada can create a retrofit economy now that would yield skilled jobs for the Canadian economy, operational savings from energy and carbon reduction and better, healthier buildings for Canadians.

In the age of COVID, it's also important to consider how chemical exposures influence our ability to fight disease.

The Edmonton Public Library recently revamped its flagship branch: the Stanley A. Milner Library.

The Royal Bank Plaza is now looking to entice a new generation of tenants—small- to medium-sized tech companies.

Facility management affects a significant component of total lifetime embodied carbon.

The zero carbon project marks an evolution in warehouses and, more broadly, the potential for a lower-emitting industrial sector.

One area where cohesive design is becoming increasingly important is residential healthcare, which encompasses memory care and mental health.