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Deep Retrofit Challenge

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Toronto opens applications for Deep Retrofit Challenge

The City of Toronto's Deep Retrofit Challenge, which aims to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from large commercial buildings, is now open for applications.
tradeupbc

Construction Business

New funding for B.C. employers to hire apprentices

BCCA has received more than $21M in federal funding to help B.C. companies to hire and register first-year apprentices.
Condo

Construction Business

UBC’s Passive House residential building opens

One of Canada’s largest residential buildings targeting Passive House certification has opened at the UBC campus.
home sales

REMI Network

Six in ten non-homeowner millennials intend to buy a home

A large swath of millennials believe they will own a home someday, despite previous buyer despair during the pandemic from those aged 26 to 41.
GTHA

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Demand for rentals soars in downtown Toronto

Demand for rentals in downtown Toronto soared in July, 2022, and will continue to accelerate in the short-term.
GTHA lab space scarcity portends opportunity

Canadian Property Management

GTHA lab space scarcity portends opportunity

Market analysts see a vibrant niche of real estate investment potential in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, where the vacancy rate for lab space is currently 0.2 per cent.
Edmonton rooftop

Construction Business

Edmonton building largest rooftop solar array

The Edmonton Expo Centre will soon be home to the largest rooftop solar array in the country, providing significant operational savings.
short-term rental

Canadian Apartment Magazine

ApartmentLove announces significant expansion

Users of the AprtmentLove booking platform will now have access to an additional 120,000 short-term rentals in more than 80 countries around the world.

REMI Network

Morguard acquires Chicago residential complex

Morguard announced it has acquired Echelon Chicago, a Class A multi-suite residential complex, for a purchase price of US $133 million.
TD Centre

REMI Network

TD Centre largest to achieve WELL certification

The Toronto-Dominion Centre, at 4.3 million square feet, has become the largest office complex in Canada to attain WELL certification. 
embodied carbon

Canadian Property Management

Emissions reduction agenda up for discussion

Newly released discussion paper sets out proposed action areas for cutting about 38 megatonnes of greenhouse gas output from Canada’s building inventory within the next eight years.
mechanical contractors

REMI Network

Solid job growth for mechanical contractors in Ottawa

According to BuildForce Canada, 11,330 new workers will be needed to replace retiring workers in the next decade.
rate cut

Canadian Apartment Magazine

BC rent bank assistance leads to housing stability for majority

The latest BC Rent Bank Housing Survey shows that assistance provided through rent banks leads to improved housing stability for majority.
Retrofit Accelerator

Construction Business

Victoria new buildings to be zero carbon by 2025

Victoria will require all new construction to be zero carbon by 2025, part of its accelerated climate action plan.
inflation

REMI Network

Inflation causing Canadians to falter on housing payments

The rising cost of living is causing more than 1.3 million Canadians to fall behind on housing payments.
Pier 4

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Chartwell set to sell two long-term care homes in B.C.

Chartwell Retirement Residences announced it has entered into agreements to sell two long-term care facilities located in BC.
fire safety

REMI Network

Bylaw for high-rise radio communication proposed in Kamloops

A new report presented to City Council last week states an increase in high-rise structures is hampering radio communication among emergency responders.