diagram with measurements of three accessible water closet stalls, one meeting the OBC 2015 amendments, one meeting the OBC 2020 amendments and one demonstrating better practice measurements

Accessibility and the Importance of Exceeding the Ontario Building Code

Ontario continues to develop baseline accessibility standards within the Ontario Building Code (OBC). At the start of 2020, updates to the Ontario Building Code included added clarity and additional requirements as it relates to: Access to building controls Additional application…
Jesse Klimitz

Director of Human Space wins Emerging Leader Award

Congratulations to Director of Human Space Jesse Klimitz on winning an Emerging Leader Award from Construction Canada!  The Emerging Leader Awards recognize members of the architectural, engineering, and construction community who demonstrate excellence, impress and inspire their co-workers, and are well…
Lucy Townsend

Sustainability & Wellbeing Specialist wins Women in Construction and Engineering Award

Human Space’s Sustainability & Wellbeing Specialist Lucy Townsend won the award for Best Woman in Environment and Sustainability at the 2020 Women in Construction and Engineering Awards. Lucy is currently the lead sustainability consultant for a low carbon retrofit project…
graphic showing diverse people doing activities while wearing masks including a person in a wheelchair speaking to a pharmacist, and a man working on a laptop

Introducing Wellness Ready: a program supporting businesses to create healthy environments and reopen

As we begin to think about reopening offices, retail, hospitality, education and community spaces, there is a lot of uncertainty about how this can be done safely and effectively. Human Space and BDP Quadrangle are offering “Wellness Ready”, a program designed…