Industry News
Amazon buying Whole Foods Market for $13.7-bil
Amazon is buying Whole Foods Market for US$13.7 billion in a giant leap of a deal that pushes the Internet retailer further into the grocery business.
Planning and design starts for Oakridge site
Planning and design have started for a retail, office and residential redevelopment of the 11.5-hectare (28.5-acre) Oakridge Centre site on West 41st Avenue in Vancouver.
HOOPP LEAP Awards honour environmental leadership
HOOPP recently handed out its sixth annual LEAP Awards to honour property managers and tenants across Canada for leadership in sustainability initiatives.
CBRE to acquire Caledon Capital Management
CBRE Group, Inc. will be acquiring Caledon, a Toronto-based investment management business.
Toronto buildings on track to energy savings
Toronto's commercial buildings have once again been designated as a course to energy savings in a new iteration of the conservation challenge, race2reduce.
Algoma Central Properties sells Delta Sault Ste. Marie Waterfront Hotel & Conference Centre
Algoma Central Properties Inc. has sold the 195-key Delta Sault Ste. Marie Waterfront Hotel & Conference Centre to a private domestic buyer.
Proposed bill on mercury-containing lamps debated at Senate committee
Members of the Senate of Canada recently debated Bill C-238, which calls for a national strategy for safely disposing mercury-containing lamps.
Ontario peak electricity price fails to shock
Ontario's recent electricity price adjustments have narrowed the gap between the on-peak and off-peak rates, while stretching the mid-peak to on-peak range a little farther apart.
CBRE first in Vancouver to earn WELL certification
CBRE’s Vancouver office is the first in the city to receive WELL Certification.
Concert’s David Podmore retires as CEO
David Podmore has announced his retirement as CEO of Concert Real Estate Corporation. Effective June 2, 2017, Brian McCauley assumes the role of president and CEO for
Kiko Water Systems wins Green Building Product of the Year
CaGBC presented Kiko Water Systems with the 2017 CaGBC Green Building Product of the Year Award for their Water Systems Cartridges.
CaGBC launches Zero Carbon Building Standard
To help meet Canada’s climate change commitments, the Canada Green Building Council has launched the country’s first Zero Carbon Building Standard.
Miller Thomson opens legal knowledge centre in Vancouver
Canadian business law firm Miller Thomson has completed the build out of a new, multimillion dollar legal knowledge centre in downtown Vancouver.
GBCI Canada created to rev up green building
CaGBC and Green Business Certification Inc. are forming a Canadian joint venture called Green Business Certification Inc. Canada (GBCI Canada).
Workplace digital security efforts fall short: survey
Shred-it's Information Security Tracker survey finds businesses may not be keeping up with digital security risks in a growing digital environment.
MTCC named Outstanding Building of the Year
The Metro Toronto Convention Centre has been presented with BOMA's 2017 Outstanding Building of the Year Award and the Certificate of Building Excellence.
Tenant demand jolts new office development in Vancouver
Tenant activity in the downtown Vancouver market is sparking interest in bringing new office development to market.



