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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

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.
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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.
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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

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.
Toronto

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

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 installations subsidized outside big Ontario cities

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.
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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

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.
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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.
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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

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

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

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

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.
Ontario seeks input on accessibility standards

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.