The REMI Network's editorial team takes a look at last year's top stories and how they will continue to impact the commercial real estate industry in 2018.

Living through construction may be a fact of life for city dwellers, but living through construction can be a fact of life and death for hospital patients.

New UV-C Disinfection technologies are being implemented across the globe in an attempt to eliminate harmful microorganisms before they reach patients.

Canada’s growing cities are fueling pesticide resistance as rodents, bed bugs and cockroaches better adapt to human environments.

Health officials won’t quite know what to expect until later this fall, but facilities should still brace themselves no matter what flu strain will spread.

The Canadian commercial real estate industry gathered in the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto last night for the BOMA Canada National Awards.

Industry insiders speaking at the Energy Storage Canada conference in Toronto celebrated technological advances, but stressed that viable, steady revenue will be needed to propel the technology into the mainstream.

Interest in the Passive House standard has increased significantly in the last two to three years throughout North America and especially in Western Canada.

Worldwide escalating tallies of damage from storms and drought-related phenomena are indisputably capturing the commercial real estate industry's attention.

The CaGBC is working to spearhead the next evolution of green building with the launch of its Zero Carbon Building Standard.

Indoor air quality specialists concur that larger commercial buildings are among the better places to be when outdoor conditions are compromised since HVAC systems typically incorporate air filtration.

Infection prevention and control, while taken seriously in healthcare settings, isn’t always a priority in educational facilities.

The University of Manitoba is currently undertaking the largest accessibility audit ever conducted in the province.

Besides providing shelter and shade, the urban forest offer environmental, economic and social benefits so it’s important to take care of them.

Colliers International just moved more than 220 employees into its sprawling new headquarters in downtown Toronto.

A new $200-million hotel-office-condo-multifamily development officially broke ground in downtown Montreal last week.

Although Canada is finally banning asbestos-containing products for good by 2018, the government hasn’t yet clarified issues related to existing asbestos.