Industry News
CIBC’s Global HQ achieves WELL Certification first
CIBC's new global headquarters became the largest workplace to achieve WELL Certification at the Platinum level across all sectors in Canada.
New option proposed for Ontario’s ICI program
Large electricity customers in Ontario could have a new option for reducing the peak demand factors that determine their share of the bucket of electricity system costs known as the global adjustment.
Canadian facilities earn top architecture prize
Six Canadian sports and leisure facility projects were honoured with a 2023 IOC IPC IAKS Architecture Prize in Cologne, Germany.
Ontario introduces funding for emergency preparedness
Communities and organizations across Ontario are encouraged to apply by November 30.
Hyperscale data centre opens in Toronto market
Completion of the 15-megawatt Scalelogix data centre gives development partners, Cologix and CIM Group, a new hyperscale facility in the Toronto market.
Province creating six transit-oriented communities in Toronto
Thousands of new homes will be rising near future transit stations along the Ontario Line subway and Scarborough Subway Extension.
Heritage designations to pale in worship space
Heritage designations could pose fewer complications for religious and Indigenous organizations in Ontario when they undertake repairs and alternations in places of worship and spiritual practices.
EV charger funds directed outside big cities
Subsidies are now on offer for EV charger installations on publicly accessible sites in small to mid-sized Ontario communities with populations no greater than 170,000.
New round of funding to improve accessibility
Qualifying recipients can receive up to $3 million to subsidize construction, renovation or retrofit projects that make way for more people with disabilities in community spaces and workplaces.
Ontario set to tweak excess soil regulations
Proposed amendments to Ontario’s excess soil regulations would allow salt-contaminated fill on a wider range of sites and simplify landscape projects on industrial properties.
Lands sought for new joint hospital in Kitchener-Waterloo
Grand River Hospital and St. Mary's General Hospital are looking for space to build a future joint hospital in Kitchener-Waterloo.
Study finds sustainable alternative to air conditioning in hot, arid climates
The study focused on achieving a new benchmark in passive cooling inside naturally conditioned buildings in hot climates
The Well transforms into hub for public art
At The Well, in the King West neighbourhood, passers-by will discover seven new art pieces on display, including some firsts in Canada.
Nova Scotia to launch net-zero resource hub
The new Building to Zero Exchange (BTZx) has an agenda to help nurture retrofit expertise and connect property and facilities managers to a range of services for pursuing decarbonization.
2023 scholarship winner pursues RPA designation
Madeline Krieger, retail coordinator for Niagara Casinos, has been awarded BOMI Education Canada's Vyetta Sunderland Scholarship, supporting career advancement in property or facilities management.
Final test precedes LEED v5 O+M 2024 launch
LEED v5 is nearing final form, with the updated rating system for existing buildings operations and maintenance (O+M) undergoing final refinements ahead of a projected 2024 rollout.
Buildings without barriers on 2024 agenda
Organizations with real estate portfolios are encouraged to obtain RHFAC ratings for their properties and become eligible for accolades through the 2024 Buildings Without Barriers Challenge.




















