wellbeing
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Designing the office for human connection
Residential-style furniture, cozy lounge areas and homey touches are creating a more relaxed and inviting atmosphere.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A recap of IFMA’s World Workplace
In the past, cleaning suppliers, landscapers, and pest control companies dominated FM shows. Not anymore.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Realizing trauma-informed care in the workplace
Trauma is defined broadly as an emotional response to an overwhelming incident or series of events. When our subconscious ability to cope is overwhelmed, we
Construction Business
Construction underway on UBC recreation centre
Construction is underway on a new recreation centre at the University of British Columbia (UBC) that will support wellness and fitness.
REMI Network
AKRA will be a residential retreat near Yonge and Eglinton
Despite the growing hustle and bustle of Midtown Toronto, a new 22-storey condo called AKRA promises to be a retreat in the sky, just a few blocks north of the busy intersection of Yonge and Eglinton.
REMI Network
A first look at the Queensway Health Centre expansion
The Stantec-designed patient tower will define the northern edge of the Queensway campus, with the primary hospital building clearly visible from the north and northwest entrances.
REMI Network
XO2 Condos underscores health-conscious living
A theme throughout XO2 Condos and its 18,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor amenity space is healthy living and virus mitigation.
REMI Network
New design revealed for West Island at Ontario Place
New renderings of the West Island redevelopment at Ontario Place reveal green spaces aplenty.
REMI Network
Canadians foresee mental health impacts persisting post COVID
Half of Canadians say the pandemic has had an ongoing impact on their mental health and more than four-in-10 think the impact will last long after the pandemic is over.
REMI Network
Turning the workplace into a calming retreat
For workers seeking relief from media over-saturation and cramped living environments, the workplace can function as a retreat from the overstimulation of daily life.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Designing for wellbeing in residential healthcare
One area where cohesive design is becoming increasingly important is residential healthcare, which encompasses memory care and mental health.
Construction Business
Wood is good for wellbeing and health
An increasing number of health-care facilities are making use of wood in their buildings to bring a warm, natural aesthetic.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Gen Z wellbeing suffering in Canadian offices
Canadian employers in the corporate office sector are not doing enough to support wellbeing among young people entering the workforce.
Canadian Property Management
Wellbeing a key trend for office spaces
Wellbeing is and will impact commercial office spaces as the emphasis on employee health and vitality continues to grow.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Montreal megaproject pursues WELL Multi-family Residential Certification
HUMANITI, a mixed-use megaproject in Montreal, has registered to pursue WELL Multi-family Residential Certification for its residential component.
Canadian Property Management
Colliers International moves into brand new HQ
Colliers International just moved more than 220 employees into its sprawling new headquarters in downtown Toronto.
Canadian Property Management
Pursuing WELL at CBRE’s new office in North York
CBRE now has four out of the ten WELL-registered projects in Canada: one in Vancouver and three in the GTA, including the Toronto North office.
