Industry News
Traffic intensifies on migratory songbird flight path
Advocates for bird-friendly lighting practices and building design recommend some adjustments to the special lighting displays now popping up on the urban landscape.
Steering the journey back to business as usual
As property managers look to both industry associations and professional service providers for support to navigate COVID-19 upheaval, REMI Network is bringing the three groups together for webinar-based sharing of insight.
Ontario construction crews to work 24/7 on health care facilities
Construction work on new health care facilities in Ontario, including COVID-19 assessment centres, will now be a round-the-clock effort.
Convenience retail channel steps up to crisis
A vast network of small and mid-sized businesses support the continued functioning of daily life in Canada.
Coronavirus will accelerate CRE trends
The coronavirus outbreak will accelerate trends that had been forming in commercial real estate (CRE) and cause dramatic changes in the industry.
Code rigour relaxed for ad hoc health care space
The NFPA guidance on alternative compliance options was developed to address four scenarios that have been rapidly arising in the United States.
Individual actions drive digital Earth Day 2020
This year’s 50th anniversary event is already in progress, in homes and online, as organizers launched 22 days of daily challenges for promoting climate change resilience on April 1.
Canadian hotel industry draws troubleshooters
Real estate, legal and financial services providers have come together to offer support and work their networks on the hotel sector's behalf during the COVID-19 crisis.
Remote video inspections abet social distancing
The technology does not replace the human element of inspections, but it does allow for parties to the inspection to be separate from each other.
Security agency pledges hourly wage increase
Security personnel on the Commissionaires Canada payroll in Ontario can expect an hourly wage increase of $2 effective April 6, reflecting their current status as essential provincial workers and the front line pressures they are facing.
ASHRAE to aid setup of temporary field hospitals
ASHRAE has forged an epidemic task force to volunteer expert guidance on the setup of temporary field hospitals in non-traditional health care venues, such as convention centres and arenas.
Global COVID-19 response group launches
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and Leesman are joining forces to build a global pan-industry response group
IWBI creates respiratory health task force
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has formed a task force on reducing the enormous health burden from COVID-19 and other respiratory infections.
Ontario bolsters efforts to protect supply chains
New provincial regulations will ensure the demand for crucial supplies is visible and trackable.
Community mall operator unveils CRU relief plan
Small tenants in 12 of North American Development Group’s community shopping centres may be eligible to defer rent obligations for up to two months.
Hotels brace for steeply sliding RevPAR in Q2
Already, it’s projected that the COVID-19 hit on hotels will be more severe than the combined losses following the 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. and 2008 economic crisis.





