Condo designs released for $6B Cloverdale Mall redevelopment

Condo designs released for $6B Cloverdale Mall redevelopment

The first phase of a $6-billion shopping mall redevelopment project is launching this fall in Toronto’s west-end. Mattamy Homes and QuadReal Property Group released final designs for The Clove, a 33-storey tower with an adjoining nine-storey mid-rise building, which will rise on the 32-acre site of the Cloverdale Mall. As announced in 2022, the buildings…

Exploring the cutting edge of neuroscience facility design

Exploring the cutting edge of neuroscience facility design

Neuroscience facilities serve patients with a wide range of conditions, from cognitive issues like Alzheimer’s to mobility challenges resulting from spinal cord injuries. Patients facing cognitive disorders may feel as though they’re experiencing a space for the very first time, even though they’ve been there dozens of times, while patients with mobility aids require extra space…

Green Airport Projects Included in Over $2B in Infrastructure Grants

Green Airport Projects Included in Over $2B in Infrastructure Grants

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded more than $2 billion in new grants to improve airport infrastructure across the country, including millions of dollars for sustainability projects. Specifically, the funding includes $1.9 billion in grants under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and $269 million in FY 2023 Supplemental Discretionary Grants. In addition to the…

Ground Broken on New El Paso VA Health Care Center

Ground Broken on New El Paso VA Health Care Center

The healthcare facility is anticipated to be completed in 2028. The design-build team of Clark Construction Group and the SmithGroup + HKS Joint Venture celebrated the groundbreaking of the new El Paso VA Health Care Center in Fort Bliss, Texas. The design-build team joined the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Army…

How to promote wellness through interior design

How to promote wellness through interior design

  We spend most of our lives inside, and the spaces we inhabit have the potential to greatly impact our health depending on the kinds of design decisions made. From the air we breathe, to the surfaces on which we rest our bodies, to the sensory connections we establish with the outside environment, there are…

Making the Case Against Disinfection Overkill in Facilities

Making the Case Against Disinfection Overkill in Facilities

Antimicrobial resistance, also known as AMR, is an emerging global health crisis that threatens to undermine decades of medical progress. Defined as the ability of microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, and fungi to resist the effects of drugs that once successfully treated them, AMR can lead to prolonged illness, higher medical costs, and increased mortality. While…