Industry News
REMI Network
Retail facilities managers address COVID-19
A growing number of industry organizations are providing their membership with online guidance related to COVID-19.
REMI Network
Roundup herbicide causing loss of biodiversity
A new study reveals that Roundup, the popular glyphosate-based herbicide, is making ecosystems more vulnerable to pollution and climate change.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Feds invest in new Toronto rental development at Weston Rd.
The federal government announced plans to invest $147 million through its RCFi initiative toward the construction of 514 residential units located at Weston Road in Toronto.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ASHRAE opens COVID-19 technical guidance portal
Health care intake areas and waiting rooms, shelters and other facilities where crowds may assemble are identified as vulnerable occupancies where a heighten level of controls is recommended.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Parking space pressure spikes at Regina hospital
Saskatchewan's Health Minister has called for a feasibility study into a new parkade that would be privately built, owned and managed.
REMI Network
Montreal condo to ‘showcase urban heritage’
A Montreal condo is rising directly above MAA Sports Club, a well-known heritage building in the Golden Square Mile neighbourhood
REMI Network
New trends to disrupt residential market, study finds
Canadian residential real estate is the next industry ripe for disruption, with new technology, innovation and business models poised to shift the sector.
REMI Network
Luxury condo prices rise amidst high demand
Luxury condo prices are on the rise in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa where certain factors are creating limited inventory in high demand areas.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Alberta to curb spending on asset upkeep
The provincial government plans to allocate about $2.7 billion to capital maintenance and renewal over a three-year period, but year-over-year investment will drop 7.7 per cent from the first to third fiscal year.
Canadian Property Management
Peter Menkes named to Order of Ontario
The distinction is conferred to individuals who have made exceptional and lasting contributions to the fabric of Ontario and the well-being of Ontarians, and is the Province's highest honour.
REMI Network
Marlin Spring’s mixed-use project in Junction to include condos
Toronto-based real estate firm Marlin Spring and Hines are slated to develop a 2.8-acre property in Toronto’s Junction Triangle.
Design Quarterly
Zero-carbon, mass timber college building revealed
Centennial College’s $105-million expansion to the Progress Campus A Block building will be first zero-carbon, mass timber higher-education building in Canada when it completes in 2023.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Starlight and KingSett acquire Northview Apartment REIT
Starlight and KingSett Capital announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire Northview Apartment REIT in a transaction valued at $4.8 billion.
REMI Network
Condo is LEED Platinum first for Toronto
Aqualina at Bayside is the first high-rise condo in Toronto to earn LEED Platinum certification.
Construction Business
B.C. demand for skilled labour high
The latest forecast from BuildForce Canada reveals construction demands will remain exceptionally high in B.C. and peak in the latter half of 2021.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada’s hottest rental markets: January 2020
A look at Canada's top-performing rental markets to date in 2020, according to the latest rent report from Rentals.ca and Bullpen Research & Consulting.
Canadian Property Management
Indicators map way for smart energy communities
Five indicators gauge local capacity to plan and manage energy systems, and five others measure tangible outcomes in land use, energy networks, water and waste services, transportation and the building stock



