Wrapping up a 25 year tenure with the Building Owners and Managers Association of British Columbia, soon-to-retire president, Paul LaBranche, characteristically looks through the lens of his organization's strategic plan to assess what he has accomplished.

Real estate students in the Schulich School of Business won first place in the eighth annual Developers’ Den international competition.

The City of Kitchener has created a sustainability office and named Claire Bennett as its first sustainability officer.

The University of Lethbridge announced it has renamed its Faculty of Management to the Dhillon School of Business in recognition of Navjeet (Bob) Dhillon, President and CEO of Mainstreet Equity Corp.

Vancouver-based QuadReal Property Group has announced the appointment of Dean Holmes as senior vice president of residential operations.

Neil Pegram is assuming the role of Director of Americas with GRESB, a global benchmark program tracking real estate portfolios' environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.

Christine Battist has joined Avison Youing as a principal and chief financial officer.

David Wilkes has been appointed president and CEO of the Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) Board of Directors.

The United Nations Environment Programme bestowed the Partnership Award to acknowledge ASHRAE's long-term support and its in role in helping to develop the 2016 Kigali Amendment.

A winner has been announced in Crown Realty Partners’ Name Game contest, which set out to rebrand an office complex once known as Valhalla Executive Centre.

Avison Young has closed the previously-announced acquisition of U.K. firm WHR Property Consultants LLP and has opened a new office in Manchester.

Tara Piurko, partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Toronto, is the first Canadian elected to serve as CREW Network president.

Michael Cornelissen has joined LaSalle Investment Management as senior vice-president of acquisitions for its business in Canada.

Augustine Imade is this year's winner of BOMI Canada's Vyetta Sunderland Scholarship Award.

Morguard has teamed up with Big Brothers Big Sisters for the second annual BeYou campaign to help young women across Canada increase their self-esteem.

Cadillac Fairview announced an 11-year partnership with the Canadian Olympic Committee to grow and support the Olympic Movement in Canada.

The foundation will provide roofing services for building projects to help stretch registered charities' capital budgets.