PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art celebrates 15th anniversary with a new Yayoi Kusama exhibit.
Keilhauer has been recognized by the Canada’s Top 100 Employers project as one of the Greenest Employers for 2022. This marks the eighth consecutive year and the ninth year overall that the company has accepted this award.
Now in its 15th year, Canada’s Greenest Employers is an editorial competition that recognizes employers that are…
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We need to make ‘Return to Work Plans’ a priority even in the face of new variants like Omicron and whatever may come next. The excerpts that follow from my new book, Welcome Back! How to Reboot Your Physical and Mental Well-Being for a Post-Pandemic World, touch upon some very…
Approaches to workspace design focused on wellbeing, health, and inclusivity that were already in play prior to the pandemic have taken on new importance as we return to the workplace. The quest for work-life balance and wellness, expressed and experienced through the work environment, is top of mind as organizations define their new normal. A…
With an eye on the interior design industry’s role in the health of the planet and its occupants, the National Board of Directors of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has released its first-ever Position Statement on Climate, Health, and Equity. This statement (in its full form below), acknowledges the impact of interior designers’…
Kohler Canada is working with Water First, a Canadian NGO that addresses water challenges in Indigenous communities in Canada, to launch a consumer campaign to raise awareness and funds to develop water operators who will acquire hands-on knowledge in the use of water quality equipment, analysis and testing processes. The skills and expertise they…
According to third-party validation, Interface's 2030 greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets are science-based. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) confirmed that Interface has set emission reduction targets that are in line with the level of decarbonization required to keep global temperature increase to 1.5°C compared to preindustrial temperatures.
The now-validated science-based targets (SBT) from Interface commit the…
Although the reality of Canada is that we are an urban country, our collective self-perception is a country imbedded in nature and the wilderness. Which is why a new design project coming out of a country with a similar personality – Finland – is both clever and entertaining. The Finnish city of Lahti, the European…
