Industry News
Construction Business
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.




