Industry News
REMI Network
Quebec launches mass timber building guide
The Government of Québec announced the publication of a technical guide entitled, "Construction of Mass Timber Buildings Up to 12 Storeys."
Design Quarterly
Vancouver’s Polygon Gallery underway
Shovels will go in the ground in early 2016 for Polygon Gallery, a new public art gallery on Vancouver’s waterfront.
Design Quarterly
AIBC grants first MRA registration
The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) has granted the first registration to Australian architect Andrew J.D. Scott in Canada through the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) between Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
REMI Network
Starlight U.S. to purchase Atlanta property
Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No. 1) Core Fund and Starlight U.S. Multi-Family (No. 3) Core Fund announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire Sorelle, a 401-unit apartment complex in north Atlanta, Georgia.
Design Quarterly
CEI Architecture joins HDR
CEI Architecture has joined HDR, a global firm to be known as HDR | CEI. Leadership of the two firms cite opportunities for growth, both geographically and within each firm’s respective market sectors, as one of the reasons for merging.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Apartment managers prioritize leasing skills
New survey results reveal that credentialed residential property managers have some key diverging priorities from their peers in the commercial sector, despite the many similarities in their job functions.
Design Quarterly
2015 Advocates of Architecture Awards
The Metro Vancouver Chapter of the RAIC has announced the 2015 Award recipients of the Advocates of Architecture from its community.
CondoBusiness
Vancouver condos lure ultra-wealthy homebuyers
Luxury market analysts conclude Vancouver is well positioned to attract more ultra-wealthy homebuyers who face economic and/or political turmoil in their own countries.
CondoBusiness
Harper pledges to help first-time home buyers
Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled a pledge Wednesday to raise the Home Buyers’ Plan withdrawal limit from $25,000 to $35,000 if re-elected.
REMI Network
Centre Village Mall undergoes record upgrade
Centre Village Mall in Alberta, is planning the largest redevelopment in its 45 year history with a capital investment totaling more than $26 million.
REMI Network
Henday Industrial Park signs first major tenant
Alberta-based Henday Industrial Park has signed on Brock White Canada Company (Brock White) as its first major tenant.
REMI Network
Record hotel transactions reported in Canada
Hotel transactions in Canada reached more than $915 million during the first half of 2015 and exceeded the 2007 record.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Standard facilitates smart grid communication
The term "facility" broadly encompasses residential, multi-residential, industrial, commercial and institutional buildings, while the standard focuses on the common characteristics of energy loads interacting with the smart grid.
REMI Network
GTA commercial sales and leases down in July
In the GTA, the total number of commercial space leased and sold declined on a year-over-year basis in July.
REMI Network
Westbank joins Allied for T.O. redevelopment
Westbank is partnering with Allied Properties in the redevelopment of 489-539 King Street West in Toronto
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Canada’s 3rd-largest multi-family REIT forms
Northern Property Real Estate Investment Trust and True North Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust announced the creation of Canada's third-largest publicly-traded multi-family REIT
CondoBusiness
Calgary’s lower housing demand to persist: CREB
Calgary’s low housing demand is expected to persist through to the end of 2015, according to the Calgary Real Estate Board's mid-year forecast for 2015.





