Education
CondoBusiness
Community Associations Institute forms Canadian chapter
Community Associations Institute has announced the introduction of a Canadian chapter headquartered in Toronto that will be known as CAI Canada.
Canadian Property Management
New Canadian context for real estate education
The newly released textbook packages universal principles and domestic context into one 500+-page compendium devised to impart a grounding in real estate fundamentals, transactions and the multidisciplinary oversight of income properties.
CondoBusiness
CCI Toronto chapter names Sally Thompson president
he Canadian Condominium Institute (CCI)’s Toronto and Area chapter has appointed Sally Thompson as its new president, effective October 20th, 2016.
Canadian Property Management
Engaging next generation property managers
Complex buildings will require sophisticated property managers who understand how to operate them; however, job awareness and skill development are needed.
REMI Network
Student need concerns professional engineers
The Ontario Professional Engineers Foundation for Education decries an "affordability imbalance" at a time when the STEM pursuits of science, technology, engineering and math are seen as critical to economic development.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Manitoba government funds modern science lab
Glenlawn Collegiate, a grade 10 to 12 English high school in Winnipeg, M.B., is undergoing renovations to create an approximately $300,000 state-of-the-art science lab. The modern laboratory, which will replace a geography classroom, is the result of Manitoba’s $25-million science lab renewal program, known as the Action Plan for Science Education in Manitoba. Funds were provided to the Louis Riel School Division, of which Glenlawn Collegiate is a part.
Canadian Property Management
The evolution of active design
Active design, the philosophy of designing to encourage physhical activity, responds to concerns about an increasingly unfit and overweight population.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
From outdated building to LEED gold labs
UBC's Biological Sciences complex recently received LEED gold, which was very challenging to achieve due to the ...
Design Quarterly
Designing for a SUB culture
The design team behind the Student Union Building (SUB) at UBC created a process that both established dialogue and excited students about what ...
Canadian Property Management
Transforming one of Toronto’s iconic landmarks
The University of Toronto is rebuilding one of Toronto's neglected architectural landmarks: 1 Spadina Cres.
Construction Business
Innovative learning environment
The UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences Building is a state-of-the-art facility that brings together all of the faculty’s ...
Construction Business
Building innovation
A new landmark educational facility at SAIT Polytechnic is not only transforming the campus but the teaching and learning environment for the next generation of skilled construction workers.
