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Vancouver building bylaw now postponed to 2015

Vancouver City Council has for a second time extended the implementation of the city's new building bylaw, giving builders an additional six months — until Jan. 1, 2015 — to prepare.

Design Quarterly

Zeidler Partnership Architects merges with BKDI

Zeidler Partnership Architects' Calgary office has merged with the Calgary-based firm BKDI Architects. The new partnership will now be called Zeidler BKDI Architects, enabling the firm to provide a broader set of services to their clients.

CondoBusiness

Toronto condos to get smartphone controls

Condo developer Canderel Residential recently announced a partnership with Samsung to make its 66-floor YC condominium development “smart.” Coined the Canderel Digital Home, a True

CondoBusiness

Condo with apple orchard planned for Calgary

Lamb Development Corp. recently revealed plans for an innovative condo development, known as The Orchard on Twelfth, in downtown Calgary. Slated for a 61,000-square-foot site,

Canadian Property Management

IAQA to merge with ASHRAE

A proposed merger will enfold approximately 2,600 members in 20 Canadian and U.S. chapters of the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) into ASHRAE's broader sweep.

Canadian Property Management

Landmark Cinemas names new president

Movie theatre chain Landmark Cinemas, which operates the second largest theatre circuit in Canada, has appointment Neil Campbell as president and CEO.

Canadian Property Management

Ivanhoé sells historic Empress Hotel

Ivanhoe Cambridge has sold the Empress Hotel – one of the most recognized landmarks in Victoria, B.C. – to real estate developer Nat Bosa.

Canadian Property Management

Waterfront Toronto opens Corktown Common

Waterfront Toronto and its government partners have officially opened Corktown Common, a multi-use urban green space located in the city’s West Don Lands.

Canadian Property Management

Toronto’s total lease space up in Q2

Approximately 5.8 million square feet of industrial, commercial and office space was leased through TorontoMLs in the second quarter of 2014.

Canadian Apartment Magazine

New and notable transaction

This transaction is located on the north side of Finch Avenue West, east of Bathurst Street. The property is improved with a four-storey, 30-unit apartment

CondoBusiness

Toronto condo community enters third phase

River City, a new sustainable condominium community in Toronto’s West Don Lands neighbourhood, is now entering its third phase of development, known as RC3. Saucier

CondoBusiness

Toronto condo prices soar in June: TREB

In June, Toronto residential sales increased by 15.4 per cent, year-over-year, to 10,180 transactions, according to the Toronto Real Estate Board. At the same time,

CondoBusiness

Average national house price increases in Q2

According to the Q2 Royal LePage House Price Survey, the average Canadian home price increased between 3.9 and 5.2 per cent in the second quarter

CondoBusiness

Manitoba proposes new condo legislation

Manitoba’s Tourism, Culture, Heritage, Sport and Consumer Protection Minister Ron Lemieux has announced a proposed new Condominium Act. The proposed legislation, which would take effect

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Hackers develop tools for energy efficiency

In early July, energy-conscious competitors gathered at the ALERT (Affordable & Low-income Environmental Renewal in Toronto) PowerOf50 Hackathon to create new ideas for conserving energy

Building Strategies & Sustainability

ULI Toronto names executive director

Urban Land Institute (ULI) Toronto has appointed Richard Joy as the first fulltime executive director of its Toronto District Council.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Canadians among new ASHRAE officers

Canadians David Underwood and Darryl K. Boyce are among the six new ASHRAE officers leading the organization over the next year.