Renovation
Canadian Property Management
ASHRAE unveils energy performance role model
The newly renovated and retrofitted 42-year-old office building is intended to embody the global society’s mandate to advance human well-being through sustainable technology in the built environment.
Canadian Property Management
Enabling Accessibility Fund opens for proposals
A new flat-rate costing formula will replace the previous requirement to submit construction quotes and other budget information. Instead, applicants can match their proposals to standardized specifications.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Deferred maintenance hits home for legislators
Due to mark its centennial in sync with Manitoba's sesquicentennial next year, the Beaux Arts style landmark now requires more than $150 million worth of restorative upgrades.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Renewed sports complex opens in Dartmouth, N.S.
The Zatzman Sportsplex has reopened following a $28 million renovation and expansion designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects and Abbott Brown Architects.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve reno wins architecture award
The Paddocks renovation at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, designed by Les Architectes FABG, recently won the Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence.
REMI Network
CF Chinook Centre unveils new food court
Cadillac Fairview has completed its $17-million renovations of the food court at Calgary's Chinook Centre.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Building capacity for care in Medicine Hat
A 245,000-square-foot expansion will help ensure the residents served by Medicine Hat Regional Hospital can access treatment close to home.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Renos draw unwanted critters out of woodwork
New construction and renovations can turn up the heat on pest pressures, but proactive measures can help prevent future infestations.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Bank of Canada HQ gets energy-saving revamp
An invisible second skin was a core component of the energy-saving, heritage-sensitive intervention at the Bank of Canada complex.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada and Quebec invest in low-rental housing upgrades
The governments of Canada and Quebec announced the completion of $1,398,000 in modernization work at La Maison du lac, a building that is part of
Canadian Facility Management & Design
CN Tower unveils its most extensive renovation
Toronto’s CN Tower has unveiled a $16 million renovation that has transformed the iconic landmark’s 14,000-square-foot main observation level.
CondoBusiness
How to remediate previously hoarded units
What cleaning and repair work is required to remediate a previously hoarded unit? An extreme-cleaning expert answers.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Post-construction cleaning offers fresh start
Post-construction cleaning is a critical project step that helps remove harmful dust and residue left behind by new builds and renovations alike.
REMI Network
Laurier Québec shopping centre gets major boost
Ivanhoé Cambridge is investing $60 million to enhance Laurier Québec, a shopping destination on Quebec City's busy Laurier Boulevard.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Quebec tweaks building upkeep and repair rules
Neither Quebec's largest rental housing association nor public sector union is happy with recent changes to construction industry regulations governing voluntary work.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario Place to renovate historic Pavilion Pods
Ontario Place Corporation has issued a request for bids for the interior renovation of the historic West Island Pavilion Pods.
CondoBusiness
Condo conversions to see expanded warranties
Starting next year, builders and vendors of residential conversion projects will have to register with Tarion and get approval to proceed with their plans.
