Industry News
REMI Network
Guide helps K-12 schools achieve zero energy
A new ASHRAE resource helps owners, contractors, consulting engineers and administrators of K-12 school buildings achieve advanced levels of energy savings.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Winspear Centre receives $2-mil federal investment
The Government of Canada is investing $2 million in the Francis Winspear Centre for Music in Edmonton through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund.
REMI Network
Laurier Québec shopping centre gets major boost
Ivanhoé Cambridge is investing $60 million to enhance Laurier Québec, a shopping destination on Quebec City's busy Laurier Boulevard.
REMI Network
Program plugs electric vehicle use in workplaces
A new program is offering employers, commercial building owners and managers incentives to install electric vehicle charging stations at workplaces in Ontario.
REMI Network
Canada’s industrial market foresees strong demand
Strong demand is forecasted for the Canadian industrial market over the next 12 months as tight conditions prevail.
REMI Network
Broccolini buys $100 million site in downtown Montreal
Broccolini has purchased a 135,000 square foot site in downtown Montreal for $100 million. It is said to be the last largest space available.
Canadian Property Management
Most Canadian office markets record 2017 upswing
A 13 per cent national vacancy rate at the end of 2017 cloaks divergent dynamics across the 10 major Canadian office markets CBRE analyzes.
CondoBusiness
CMRAO looks to fill discipline committee seats
The Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario (CMRAO) is accepting applications to sit on its discipline and discipline appeals committees.
Construction Business
Construction giant Carillion goes into liquidation
U.K-based construction and services giant Carillion has gone into liquidation, putting thousands of jobs and millions of contracts at risk.
CondoBusiness
Ben Myers launches residential real estate advisory firm
Veteran real estate analyst Ben Myers has launched Bullpen Research & Consulting Inc., a boutique residential real estate advisory firm.
CondoBusiness
Home prices expected to climb 2.5 per cent in 2018
RE/MAX recently released its 2018 Housing Market Outlook, which identifies which housing market trends we are expected to see in 2018.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Demand for vacation rentals grew in 2017
Accommodations in Whistler, B.C. and Blue Mountain, Ontario, were the top draws among approximately 11,000 advertised Canadian destinations.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Income and housing security top senior concerns
Canada's largest seniors' advocacy organization is prioritizing housing needs for different stages of aging among five key issues it plans to champion this year.
CondoBusiness
GTA condo rents surge nine per cent in Q4
According to Urbanation Inc., the number of condo units leased in Q4-2017 fell 11 per cent year-over-year as listings dropped by 16 per cent.
CondoBusiness
Ali Arlani to lead condo management regulator
Ali Arlani will become CEO and registrar of the Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario (CMRAO) on Jan. 15.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Laurentian University names Dr. David Fortin director of architecture school
Laurentian University has named Dr. David Fortin as the next director of the McEwen School of Architecture (MSoA).
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Quebec tweaks building upkeep and repair rules
Neither Quebec's largest rental housing association nor public sector union is happy with recent changes to construction industry regulations governing voluntary work.




