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Designing the Next Era of Rental Housing: Inclusive Design, Incentive Capture and the Role of Human Space
Authored by Lorene Casiez and Daniel Luong Across Canada, the housing landscape has shifted. For more than two decades, condominium development dominated the residential market, driven by strong demand for ownership and investor-driven sales. Today, economic conditions, changing demographics and…
Unpacking the 2025 National Building Code: What’s Changed for Accessibility?
Did you know that the latest edition of the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) was released December 2025? Developed by the Canadian Commission on Building and Fire Codes and published by the National Research Council of Canada, the NBC…
Social Value as the Common Thread
How LEED v5 and WELL Certification Put People First A New Lens on Sustainability For decades, buildings were treated as technical systems – optimized for energy, water and carbon. Efficiency was the measure of success, and people were often an…
Accessibility: The Missing Link in Building Resilience
Across industries, organizations are rethinking how to prepare for the future – aligning with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, advancing ESG targets and planning for social and environmental change. Yet one crucial factor is often overlooked: accessibility. In Canada, older…
Celebrating Lorene Casiez: 2025 WLI Champion!
Lorene Casiez has been named to the 2025 Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) Championship Team by ULI Toronto! This recognition celebrates Lorene’s leadership, mentorship and lasting contributions to inclusive and equitable city-building. From shaping accessibility guidelines for major public institutions to…
Selecting the Right Accessibility Services for Your Facilities
At Human Space, we help organizations create environments that are not just compliant, but truly accessible, inclusive and welcoming to all. To achieve this, we offer a range of specialized services, including building audits and feasibility studies as well as…
Does Your Space Reflect its Potential Users?
Most people will experience a disability in their lifetime. According to the Canadian Survey on Disability (2022) , more than 1 in 4 Canadians aged 15 years and older – approximately 8 million people – have at least one disability and…
7 Key Findings from Heritage for All: Accessibility in Canada’s Heritage Buildings
Heritage buildings hold immense cultural value, but making them accessible to all Canadians, regardless of physical ability, is key. The Heritage for All project, funded by Accessibility Standards Canada, a three-year initiative led by Human Space, the inclusive design practice…
From Theory to Practice: Building a Global Inclusive Design Practice
Join us for an insightful webinar featuring Jesse Klimitz of BDP’s Inclusive Design Practice, Human Space. Discover Jesse’s journey into inclusive design and the origins of inclusive design at BDP. Learn how BDP’s inclusive design practice was established and grew…
On-Demand Webinar: Crafting Spaces for Everyone: Telling Stories Through Thoughtful Visualizations
Last month, we facilitated a discussion with an interdisciplinary panel of specialists examining the transformative potential of inclusive storytelling within design visualizations. The webinar centered on how inclusive visual representations can cultivate more authentic and diverse designs that better address…