wellness
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Unity Fitness redefines wellness in Toronto
At Unity Fitness, interior design firm Figure3 wanted to create an inclusive space that gave back to its community—a growing mix of young families and professionals.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ISSA, IWBI form new coalition for workplace health and safety
The new coalition aims to help businesses and organizations better afford and implement health and safety improvements in workplaces.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
GP PRO joins International WELL Building Institute
GP PRO has joined the IWBI membership program as a keystone member.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Office cleaning costs and upgrades on the rise
The cost of office maintenance dropped significantly in the pandemic when workers went remote, but it's on the rise again.
REMI Network
Putting tenant wellness first
Through its Fitwel certification, the Center for Active Design is helping to usher in a new standard of healthy buildings.
REMI Network
BentallGreenOak & Fitwel championing healthy buildings
As a Fitwel® Champion and Industry Advisor for the Viral Response Module, BentallGreenOak is helping to ensure evolving health and wellness demands are met in Canadian real estate.
REMI Network
8188 Yonge a first for Uplands neighbourhood
Custom balconies are one of many features in the new 8188 Yonge condominium project, set to rise in the Thornhill neighbourhood of Toronto.
REMI Network
Study of employee wellness programs shows positive effects
Employee wellness programs in the workplace are lacking despite evidence showing their effectiveness.
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.
REMI Network
CBRE to open flagship office in Kitchener’s Innovation District
CBRE is opening its new flagship tech office in Kitchener’s Innovation District.
REMI Network
Google’s Kitchener office earns LEED v4
Google’s new office in the Breithaupt Block, a redeveloped historic building in the warehouse district of downtown Kitchener, Ontario, has earned LEED v4 Silver for
REMI Network
Canada’s workplaces lack mental health strategy
Real estate sector among a few industries more likely to have implemented a mental health strategy into its workplace.
REMI Network
IIDEXCanada to feature new national summits
IIDEXCanada 2015 is introducing three new national summits that will challenge significant issues impacting the future of the real estate industry.
Canadian Property Management
Tenant demand propels sustainable measures
The more human aspect of sustainability was the focus of a recent discussion on tenant demands for green space, at Toronto’s Green Real Estate Conference
Design Quarterly
Designing for an aging population
With an aging population, health and wellness in the design process is becoming increasingly important. The built environment (private or public) can have significant impacts
