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Coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to create affordable cities

Howard Ramos, Alan Walks, Jill L Grant Apr 6, 2020

Rent strikers from Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood and fellow protesters gather outside Social Justices Tribunal Ontario in February, 2018. The group refused to pay rent after the landlord applied for an increase in rents. THE CANADIAN…

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Researchers look at humidity as a weapon in the fight against airborne viruses

Michelle McQuuigge — THE CANADIAN PRESS Apr 6, 2020

The ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic could get a boost if Canadians paid more attention to the relative humidity levels in public and private spaces, according to a growing body of international research.Doctors,…

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Ontario closing more businesses effective Saturday to limit spread of COVID 19

Michelle McQuigge and Shawn Jeffords - THE CANADIAN PRESS Apr 3, 2020

TORONTO – Premier Doug Ford moved swiftly to shutter a larger swath of Ontario's economy on Friday in the wake of bleak projections about the death toll of the CODIV-19 pandemic.Shortly after the release of numbers showing…

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Whole life-cycle costing: DCHSC case study

Chelvan Ramalingam and Tess Hoover Mar 25, 2020

Built to serve as a hub for interdisciplinary collaboration, the complex is a multi-functional development consisting of academic, residential, and administrative space. Completed in 2019, just in time for the start of the new school year,…

Architecture

Ontario Recognizes Excellence in Wood Architecture

Building Mar 13, 2020

The Canadian Wood Council’s Ontario Wood WORKS! program and the Ontario Forest Industries Association (OFIA) joined forces at the 77th OFIA Annual Meeting and Convention to recognize six winning projects as part of the Ontario Wood Design…

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Plans for a new Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Campbell River are underway

Building Mar 10, 2020

Development plans for a new Four Points by Sheraton hotel are underway in Campbell River, BC. Hotel Equities (HE) will provide development services for the We Wai Kai Nation-owned property, and will operate the hotel upon opening.…

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Vancouver city council approves new Slate Block building

Building Mar 10, 2020

The Vancouver city council has approved plans to build a multi-family residential development at 4238-4338 Cambie Street. The Slate Block building is a 6-storey condominium that will include 68 strata units and six townhouses on the…

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BNKC Awarded Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award

Building Mar 9, 2020

Architecture and urban design firm BNKC has received a Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation for their restoration of the Walper Hotel in Kitchener.The project involves an extensive exterior…

Building Design

The Big “Now What?”

Taylor C. Noakes Mar 6, 2020

In a city well-known for its wide variety of historically and architecturally significant buildings, Montréal’s Olympic Stadium is truly in a league of its own. Like many of the city’s protected heritage buildings and landmarks, it…

Real Estate

Vancouver area home sales below average, but it’s still a seller’s market: board

The Canadian Press Mar 5, 2020

VANCOUVER — Home sales in Metro Vancouver remain well below the 10-year average for the region but sellers continue to hold the upper hand as the real estate board says demand for properties is steady with buyers having little to choose…

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