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CondoBusiness

Mandatory qualifications for condo managers

The Ontario government has given the "green light" to mandatory qualifications for condominium managers.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ontario’s move toward accessibility

New accessibility regulations and innovative ideas are transforming Ontario's infrastructure.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Canada a factor in Obama’s climate action plan

Real estate is a targeted sector in U.S. President Barack Obama's recently released climate action plan.
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Canadian Facility Management & Design

BIFMA updates its ergonomics guideline

The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association recently revised its 2002 ergonomics guideline.

Construction Business

B.C.’s new Limitation Act now in effect

Effective June 1, B.C.'s new Limitation Act changes the time limits for filing civil lawsuits.

CondoBusiness

When condo and landlord/tenant laws clash

In Ontario, the relationship between landlord/tenant law and condo law is a growing problem.

Canadian Property Management

Toronto delays decision on development charges

Mayor Rob Ford’s executive committee has voted to defer a bylaw that would nearly double Toronto’s residential ...

CondoBusiness

The scoop on pets in condos

Condo owners often ask about various issues relating to pets, particularly if certain pets are permitted to reside in a building. The first thing a condo board ...

Design Quarterly

New occupancy class added to building code

Following the model of the 2010 National Building Code of Canada, the newest version of the B.C. Building Code has ...

CondoBusiness

Taking wood frame construction to new heights

BILD has renewed its call on the Ontario government to raise the height limit of wood frame structures ...

Construction Business

Vancouver’s deconstruction strategy

The City of Vancouver is rethinking demolition and taking a new approach to managing demolition ‘waste.'

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Toronto a leader in green roof industry

Toronto’s leadership in the industry is due to the fact that green roofs are not only encouraged but mandatory.

CondoBusiness

Honest advertising for condo projects

Toronto developers may soon have to adhere to stricter ad rules.

Canadian Property Management

B.C. developers on shaky ground

A number of court decisions over the past four years have emphasized the risks faced by developers under REDMA ...

Canadian Property Management

Canadian clean tech funding renewed

The green building sector is one of the beneficiaries of the recent federal budget pledge to renew SDTC funding ...
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Canadian Property Management

Ventilation for acceptable air quality

The most recent edition of ASHRAE standard 62.1 specifies 17 cubic feet per minute of fresh air per occupant as the minimum acceptable ventilation level ...

CondoBusiness

Pot poses a condo conundrum

Does a condominium corporation have the right to prohibit pot smoking and grow-ops? And are there any accommodation obligations?