University of Toronto
Canadian Property Management
New research lab tests how grid hosts cleantech
A new research lab at University of Toronto will serve as Canada’s first accelerator for advancing the integration of clean energy technologies with the electricity grid.
REMI Network
In Quebec, women face gender pay gap straight out of university
The average pay gap between women and men who have a similar career path and work full time stands at nine per cent the first year they finish their CEGEP or university education.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines on university campuses: An obvious solution or a problem?
Universities need to consider what a gentler return to campuses might look for students this time around compared to 2020.
Construction Business
U of T unveils plans for new graduate residence
The University of Toronto (U of T) has unveiled plans for a 10-storey residence building that would provide housing for more than 200 graduate students.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
U of T’s AI hub showcases innovation architecture
The project, which has been in the planning pipeline since 2000, received a major push forward in March, thanks to a $100-million gift bestowed on U of T by philanthropists Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Design revealed for U of T’s new building
Designed by New York-based architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the new University of Toronto building is a nine-storey development located at 90 Queen’s Park Crescent.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New U of T residence reaches development milestone
The first new student residence to be built in a decade at University of Toronto’s St. George campus has reached a development milestone.
Design Quarterly
14-storey academic timber tower to be tallest
The University of Toronto (U of T) is set to build a 14-storey academic tower made of timber on its downtown Toronto campus.
REMI Network
Over 200 affordable rental suites set to be built in Downtown Toronto
Over 200 “affordable” rental suites are set to be built in Downtown Toronto as part of a 700 unit strong development in the city's Yonge and College area.
REMI Network
Self-driving cars may condense parking lots: study
New research from the University of Toronto shows that adoption of self-driving cars could reduce the amount of urban space dedicated to parking.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
U of T acquires parcel of land near St. George campus
The University of Toronto has acquired four acres of land bordered by College Street and Spadina Avenue, near its St. George campus.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
U of T’s Robarts Common breaks ground
The University of Toronto’s Robarts Library is receiving a major expansion, called Robarts Common, that will add 1,200 work and study spaces to the facility.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
U of T research building earns LEED Gold
University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC)’s Environmental Science and Chemistry Building (ESCB) has been awarded LEED Gold by the Canada Green Building Council. The 10,220-square-metre building,
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Student proposals tackle infrastructure needs
Planning students competing in the Cities of Tomorrow Showcase and Student Ideas Competition, proposed solutions to municipal issues such as infrastructure.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Construction begins on new U of T building
U of T alumni, faculty, students and staff recently celebrated the ground-breaking of the new Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CEIE).
