REMI Network - Industry News
REMI

Industry News

REMI Network

Ontario steps up efforts to divert more waste from landfill

Ontario is working to create a zero-waste future with the launch of a strategy that will divert more waste from landfills, create jobs and help

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Quebec landlords wary of lifelong tenants

Some landlords report they are more reluctant to rent to older apartment seekers since added protection for long-term, low-income elderly tenants was adopted into Quebec's civil code last year.

CondoBusiness

EQ Awards presented to Ontario green builders

The recent EnerQuality Housing Innovation Forum featured a series of sustainability presentations for the housing industry, followed by the EQ Awards Gala.

CondoBusiness

Toronto project introduces residential agri-tecture

Curated Properties and Windmill Developments have teamed up to introduce residential agri-tecture to their newest project, The Plant.

CondoBusiness

More draft regs released under condo law reforms

The Ontario government released Friday a third round of draft rules under the Protecting Condominium Owners Act.

REMI Network

Menkes is first Canadian real estate Fitwel Champion

Menkes is first in Canadian real estate to implement Fitwel, a new certification program that measures occupants' physical, emotional and mental well-being.

Canadian Property Management

Business applauds B.C. electricity cost relief

The B.C. government has pledged to lower the 7 per cent provincial sales tax (PST) on electricity to 3.5 per cent as of this October, and phase it out completely by April 2019.

REMI Network

QuadReal names real estate leaders to founding board

QuadReal Property Group has appointed new business and real estate leaders to its board of directors.

Canadian Property Management

Job cuts lead Newfoundland’s way forward

Promised actions include a 10 per cent reduction in the provincial government's building footprint, beginning with the return of 40,000 square feet of leased space to the market by March 31 this year.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Planon sponsors new IFMA Foundation publication

The IFMA Foundation and Planon have released a new publication which focuses on the ways that innovation is transforming the workplace in a digital economy.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario invests in Sunnybrook blood cancer facility

Ontario is investing in a new facility at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre to provide specialized treatment for people suffering from blood cancers.

REMI Network

Mobile app finds solutions for indoor air quality issues

A new mobile app helps individuals find solutions to indoor air quality problems in their workplace.

REMI Network

York University to upgrade buildings, systems

York University is upgrading its buildings and systems to improve research and experiential learning opportunities for students.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Green Squared recommended for federal purchasing

Green Squared has been added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing.

REMI Network

Upper Canada Mall plans for $60-mil retrofit

Oxford Properties Group plans to redevelop and expand the former Target location at Upper Canada Mall in Newmarket, Ontario.

Design Quarterly

Vancouver’s first temporary modular housing

Completion of Vancouver’s first modular housing development at 220 Terminal Avenue was celebrated in late February. The innovative project helps to address the affordable housing

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Killam Apartment REIT appoints new CFO

Philip Fraser, President and CEO of Killam Apartment REIT announced an important change to Killam's executive team, naming Dale Noseworthy its new CFO.