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Industrial rental rates continue to climb in Q4 2021

Canadian Property Management

Industrial rental rates continue upward climb

Colliers Canada's Q4 2021 snapshot of 12 metropolitan areas finds industrial vacancy rates below 1 per cent in five markets, and between 1 and 5.4 per cent in the seven others.
insurance

CondoBusiness

Snow and ice contractors brave insurance blizzard

Contractors working in the snow and ice management industry are facing a blizzard of challenges on the insurance side, or what many are calling a crisis.
surveillance

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ethics of workplace surveillance draws scrutiny

Organizations across Canada have increasingly turned to surveillance technologies during the pandemic as a way to monitor their employees' work behaviour.
Premium office rent

Canadian Property Management

Nothing average in premium office rent data

The priciest office space in Toronto and Montreal is deemed "mid-level" among 127 global markets, while Vancouver is in a larger group said to offer "value" to premium tenants.
Hootsuite

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Inside the reboot of Hootsuite’s Vancouver HQ 

Brightly-coloured lounge furniture, in a peachy warm palette, curves around a stone fireplace in the living room of Hootsuite’s newly transformed Vancouver headquarters that was downsized during the pandemic.
Lakeview Village

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Lakeview Village set to transform waterfront

Once the site of ugly coal-burning station, Lakeview Village is transforming Mississauga's waterfront into a vibrant, mixed-use community.
labour

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario proposes pro-worker labour legislation

The real estate and property management industries may face particular hurdles with respect to implementing the proposed disconnecting from work policy.
surfside

CondoBusiness

The fatal flaws behind the Surfside condo collapse

Building failures of this horrific scope are seldom seen in North America. But it is important to examine what happened so we can learn and prevent similar collapses in the future.
Stricken asset classes shaking off COVID

Canadian Property Management

Stricken asset classes now shaking off COVID

Office and retail were diagnosed as stricken asset classes early in the pandemic, but after 20 months on the disabled list, conventional venues for labour and shopping are rallying to fight for market share.
hospital

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Smarter care at Vaughan’s first hospital

Through the doors of Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, the first hospital to ever rise in Vaughan, Ontario, life’s health challenges are met with comfort, safety and lots of natural light.
amenity

CondoBusiness

The nuances of amenity access during COVID

A vaccine policy for amenity use may spark emotionally-charged debates from opposing residents and enforcing it proves challenging.
office

REMI Network

Why wait? The new office normal is up to you

From now on, companies will distinguish themselves by the enhanced experience they are able to offer their employees who take the time and effort to travel to the office.
Post-CERS property expense relief announced

Canadian Property Management

Post-CERS property expense relief announced

A new iteration of property expense relief will be more bountiful for many recipients than recent payouts of the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidiary, but fewer commercial tenants or owner-occupiers will qualify.
IDC VODA awards

REMI Network

BOMA Canada honours national award winners

The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA Canada) hosted its second virtual National Awards Gala on October 21, 2021.
co-working

CondoBusiness

Newest co-working spaces cater to hybrid future

As a hybrid work models emerges, new condos will welcome residents into co-working spaces with no one-size-fits-all approach.
Calgary 8 Street

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Thriving in a time of crisis

Calgary-based Avenue Living not only survived the onerous conditions of COVID-19, but emerged all the stronger for them. The reason? A sound investment strategy that favours Class B and C assets catering to what it calls “Canada’s stable and tenacious” workforce.
health care

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Guidelines inform resilient healthcare facilities 

Newly released guidelines offer a standard for approaching the planning and designing of healthcare facilities from a resiliency perspective.