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Lemay and MACH Initiate Quartier des lumières Fitwel Certification

Building Sep 11, 2019

The future Quartier des lumières in Montréal's Centre-Sud borough will be among the nine neighbourhoods to lay the groundwork for a new international Fitwel Community certification.This neighbourhood will be the only Canadian site in…

Construction

Procore Launches Third Annual Hard Hat Hero Contest

Building Jul 30, 2019

Construction and project management software company, Procore, invites Canadian construction professionals to participate in their third annual Hard Hat Hero contest.The contest recognizes passionate construction professionals who make…

Building

Danish architectural firm COBE designs affordable housing in downtown Toronto

Building Mar 14, 2019

Danish architectural firm COBE headed by Dan Stubbergard has designed a new mixed use development in Toronto. A client group consisting of Dream Unlimited, Kilmer Van Nostrand Co. Limited and Tricon Capital Group has commissioned COBE to…

Urban Planning

Sidewalk Labs to weigh suggestions from panel for Toronto smart city project

THE CANADIAN PRESS Nov 9, 2018

TORONTO – Sidewalk Labs says it is keen on reviewing and perhaps even implementing recommendations made by a panel of millennials for the Alphabet Inc.-backed company's proposed high-tech community in Toronto.Recommendations from the…

Urban Planning

Cavoukian: Waterfront Toronto not resisting smart city data demand

Tara Deschamps - THE CANADIAN PRESS Nov 9, 2018

TORONTO – Former Ontario privacy commissioner Ann Cavoukian said Waterfront Toronto has recently ``expressed no resistance'' to her demand for companies working with the organization and Alphabet Inc.-backed Sidewalk Labs on their Toronto…

Building

Vancouver eyes San Francisco program to protect cherished community businesses

By Geordon Omand - THE CANADIAN PRESS Nov 2, 2017

VANCOUVER – It wasn't until he announced plans to shut down that Jerry Wolfman learned just how much the outdoor store his father started 70 years ago means to Vancouver.``It's like we're having a wake,'' Wolfman said. ``Tears in people's…