Restoration & Renovation
Construction Business
Challenging library renovation
The project team on the Vancouver Central Library Level 8 and 9 revitalization project faced many challenges, requiring innovative solutions.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Massey Hall burnished for new generations
Panellists expressed a sense of pride and responsibility about making an imprint on a building that is both a civic landmark and embedded in Canada's cultural psyche.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
A new dawn for Toronto Community Housing
Toronto’s crumbling community housing stock is receiving some much-needed financial support to the tune of 1.3 billion, making it the largest federal housing investment in the city's history.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Renovating your apartment: Is it worth it?
Renovations or retrofits to an investment property that increase rents and/or decrease operating costs may also increase a property’s value. Cost and value, however, are not synonymous, and not all renovations are as profitable as one might expect.
REMI Network
Top 12 stories to watch in 2018
The REMI Network's editorial team takes a look at last year's top stories and how they will continue to impact the commercial real estate industry in 2018.
CondoBusiness
When the developer next door comes calling
With construction booming and land scarce, condo buildings in urban areas may face a situation where a neighbouring developer requires access to their land.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Construction side effects carry deadly risks
Living through construction may be a fact of life for city dwellers, but living through construction can be a fact of life and death for hospital patients.
CondoBusiness
Condo conversions to see expanded warranties
Starting next year, builders and vendors of residential conversion projects will have to register with Tarion and get approval to proceed with their plans.
Canadian Property Management
Aging mall in cottage country finds new life
A few years ago, an aging mall in Midland, Ontario, was left struggling like many enclosed shopping centres across Canada.
Canadian Property Management
Old Port of Montreal unveils new master plan
A preliminary master plan for the Old Port of Montreal imagines a dynamic, mixed-use waterfront site with closer access to the St. Lawrence River.
Canadian Property Management
Research challenges current green roof standards
Flooding is giving rise to new research on how green roof performance metrics can better manage water capacity.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Scotiabank shifts gears with new Digital Factory
The half-pixelated gear that hangs above the entryway symbolizes the output of Scotiabank’s new Digital Factory in Toronto.
Canadian Property Management
How e-commerce is shaping GTA warehouses
GTA warehouse space is getting a makeover as consumer populations grow, flagging potential for more fulfillment centres closer to downtown Toronto.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Evergreen targets carbon neutrality with retrofit
Evergreen is targeting carbon neutrality in the retrofit of its heritage-designated kiln building at Toronto’s Brick Works site.
Canadian Property Management
Immersive hotels respond to desire for unique experiences
Hospitality guests are turning to immersive hotels as they now desire a unique experience that sets them apart from their social networks.
Canadian Property Management
Understanding code creep
Understanding code creep and why Canadian property owners need to be aware of foreign, just as much as local policy when it comes to tenant
Canadian Property Management
Top 14 stories to watch in 2017
Last year, the commercial real estate industry faced a number of diverse challenges and successes that are expected to develop throughout 2017. Here, REMI’s award-winning