Tag: Ontario

Innovative design for education

(02/28/2014)
In the 21st century, to specialize in innovative designs for educational facilities means responding to constantly evolving settings, models, and technologies. Successful projects encourage curiosity, exploration, and collaboration amongst students and staff; they are...

Connecting rehabilitative healthcare to natural surroundings

(01/13/2014)
A state-of-the-art hospital for therapy, St. John’s Rehabilitation Hospital–Sunnybrook Health Sciences, was built in northeast Toronto in 2011. The design is part of a vision for the hospital to be at the forefront of...

The Invisible Threat: Creating bird-friendly buildings

(01/05/2014)
Ask most facility managers about birds and they probably think about pigeons nesting on air-conditioning units or Canada geese fouling walkways. However, most species also contribute to insect control, habitat-regenerating seed dispersal, as well...

Innovations and insulated metal

(12/12/2013)
Thermal efficiency is fast becoming the focus of the next stage of exterior wall development throughout Canada. Ontario, in particular, arguably now has the most stringent code requirements in North America when it comes...

ICFs and efficient mid-rise design

(12/05/2013)
Over the last decade, something has been transforming the city of Waterloo, Ont. In a community of only 100,000, approximately 80 mid-rise student residences, apartments, and multi-family buildings have been constructed—with 40 built within...

Creating sustainable communities

(10/27/2013)
A comprehensive master plan creates a well-defined and detailed framework for the development of a large site. As Canadian cities develop, intensify, and expand, it is becoming an increasingly common investment made by both...

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