Figure3 launches a new model for retail, moving fashion giant Simons into Western Canada

Simons heads West

Fashion retailer Simons heard the call and headed west…with the help of a new brand experience by design firm figure3. In their first store outside of Québec, Simons tasked figure3 to design a new 115,000-sq.-ft. retail space in the West Edmonton Mall. From remote controlled ‘capsule’ fitting rooms that descend from the ceiling to valet…

November 29, 2012

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Igloodgn goes to IDS

Branding and interior design firm Igloodgn has been selected as one of the coveted designers participating in the Interior Design Show’s (IDS) concept space onsite at IDS 2013, January 24 to January 27, 2013. Always a must-see attraction, this year’s concept space will explore offices and workspaces, titled, How Do You Work?, in follow up…

November 29, 2012

"To be recognized at Greenbuild for ANEW's Social Sustainability Champion Award, when Teknion has many champions, was a humbling moment," says Backus. "I am thrilled to represent our company and the work of so many. Like sustainability, it is shared and successful by the collective we."

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Here’s to Teknion’s Tracy Backus

Asset Network for Education Worldwide, Inc. (ANEW) capped off this year’s Greenbuild Conference and Expo by recognizing Tracy Backus of Teknion as the latest recipient of the ANEW Social Sustainability Champion Award. As Teknion’s director of Sustainable Programs for the U.S., Backus is a champion for ANEW and the notion that achieving sustainable end-of-life options…

November 29, 2012

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USGBC announces grant from Google to transform building materials and indoor health

During the annual Greenbuild International Conference held earlier this month in san Francisco, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced a $3 million grant from Google that will catalyze the transformation of the building materials industry and accelerate the creation of healthier indoor environments. "Healthy, non-toxic building materials are a critical component in green building,"…

November 27, 2012

Organized into two wings, the building surrounds an open-concept atrium featuring a dramatic free-floating cantilevered solid timber staircase, a first of its kind in the world.

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Wood does wonders at UBC

Perkins+Will and Equilibrium Consulting join the University of British Columbia in celebrating the official opening of the Earth Sciences Building (ESB). Using wood as its primary structure, this innovative five-storey building is North America’s largest panelized wood structure.new ESB is an outstanding demonstration of the fusion of leading-edge international technologies and British Columbia based design…

November 27, 2012

Fly Sky Pix is launching with four lines of canvas artworks; Decor, Funky, Lullaby, and Seasonal (shown). The artworks tell a visual story which evolves frame by frame and fosters a creative storytelling environment in the home.

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Fly Sky Pix is here

Fly Sky Pix is a unique brand that brings magic into the home through engaging artworks that spark the imagination. We all love a good story, and storytelling is at the core of this brand. Fly Sky Pix is launching with four lines of canvas artworks; Decor, Funky, Lullaby, and Seasonal. The artworks tell…

November 26, 2012

Striking front and east-facing facade of new George Brown College of Health Sciences, overlooking Lake Ontario in Toronto. Buildings are wrapped with horizontal solar shading devices and ventilated to increase energy performance. Photo by Tom Arban

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Stantec + KPMB = design excellence for George Brown College

Recently, one of the first major initiatives to revitalize Toronto's waterfront, the new George Brown College Waterfront Campus, opened. Overlooking the harbour of Lake Ontario, the striking 507,000-square-foot building focuses on the shift to Inter-Professional Education (IPE) that will transition Canada's healthcare system towards a patient-centred, team-based care delivery model. It consolidates George Brown's schools…

November 9, 2012

Teknion's Tracy Backus, the company's director, Sustainable Programs, will be a Master Speaker panelist at the 2012 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in San Francisco.

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Speaking of green: Teknion’s Tracy Backus

Teknion Corporation has announced that Tracy Backus, the company’s director, Sustainable Programs, will be a Master Speaker panelist at the 2012 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in San Francisco (Nov. 14-16). The Greenbuild Master Series brings together leaders of diverse industries who share the common trait of championing sustainability and green building. “It is an…

November 9, 2012

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Waste not, want not: Teknion

Teknion Corporation has announced that Esmond Manufacturing, a Teknion company that produces workplace electrical components and accessories, earned Gold in the 2012 Ontario Waste Minimization Awards presented in Toronto on Oct. 18. Esmond’s award was one of only two Golds presented in the Industrial Commercial & Institutional Manufacturing category. “The Recycling Council of Ontario is…

November 1, 2012

Acme 50 is Inscape's architecturally designed, seamless glass wall for office front applications.

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Inscape’s winning wall products

Inscape, the leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of innovative workplace furniture solutions, has announced that its Acme 50 and Interval wall products have been awarded GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification and GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM Certification. Both GREENGUARD Certifications signify that these products are now in compliance with the stringent chemical emissions guidelines set by…

October 31, 2012