Industry News
CondoBusiness
More home buyers plan to enter condo market
Both first-time buyers and baby boomers are increasingly looking to purchase condos in Canada's major cities, according to a report recently released by the Bank of Montreal (BMO).
CondoBusiness
GTA home sales dip in May as prices rise
Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) for May were down 3.4 per cent from a year ago, according to the latest report from ...
Canadian Property Management
Anthem hires B.C.’s former deputy premier
Former B.C. deputy premier, Kevin Falcon, has been named executive vice-president of Anthem Capital Corp.
Canadian Property Management
CaGBC announces scholarship recipient
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) Foundation has announced the winner of the 2013 Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) scholarship.
Canadian Property Management
Empire Communities names new VP of finance
Timothy Royds has been named vice-president of finance at Empire Communities.
Design Quarterly
New UBC building recognized with OAA award
The UBC Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences building was honoured with Best of Show at the Ontario Association of Architects' annual awards gala.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario Target stores now LEED certified
Target's investment in sustainability has paid off as its first 24 stores in Ontario have been awarded LEED certification.
Design Quarterly
B.C. Wood Design Awards honour industry’s best
Coastal B.C. swept the 2013 Wood WORKS! BC Wood Design Awards, with projects of the winning architects and structural engineers located in and around Vancouver and the Gulf Islands, including three projects on the UBC campus.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Oxford and CPPIB strengthen retail partnership
Oxford Properties Group and CPP Investment Board (CPPIB) have bolstered their partnership in the retail market. The two companies have agreed to expand their 50/50 Canadian retail
Design Quarterly
Flos opens new lighting studio
Flos has opened its largest architectural lighting studio in Western Canada at Vancouver’s Inform Interiors contract showroom, which exhibits leading edge technology in lighting design.
Design Quarterly
IDIBC introduces new board for 2013
The Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia (IDIBC) held its annual general meeting May 23, at Vancouver's Oceanic Plaza Centre, where members met the association's new board members.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Universities’ committed to going green: report
Universities and students are reducing their environmental footprint at campuses across Ontario, according to the Council of Ontario Universities’ (COU) fourth annual Going Greener report. “Whether
Canadian Property Management
Calloway appoints interim CFO
Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust has announced that vice-president and controller, Mario Calabrese, will be stepping in as interim chief financial officer (CFO). Calabrese, a chartered accountant, has been with Calloway for six years.
Canadian Property Management
Brookfield Infrastructure appoints new directors
Three new directors have been appointed to the board of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Design Quarterly
Stantec wins WAN award for UFV’s new campus
The new Canada Education Park campus at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) has risen above the international competition to be named Best in Class: University Building by the World Architecture News (WAN) Education Awards.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
IFMA names new alliance partner
The Bulgarian Facility Management Association (BGFMA) has joined the IFMA Alliance to become the third member of a partnership between the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and other facility management (FM) groups.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
SAIT wins a CaGBC Leadership Award
SAIT Polytechnic was honoured with the 2013 Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) Academic Leadership Award June 6, at the council's annual general meeting in Vancouver.






