Sustainability
CondoBusiness
GTA-based condo building demos cogeneration
One GTA-based condo building won’t face the dilemma of when to switch over its HVAC system from heating to cooling this spring thanks to cogeneration.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Copper allays germy fitness centres
Copper alloys used more in hospitals to help fight health-care acquired infections, aren’t as prevalent in non-traditional spaces where germs also spread.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Moving toward a zero carbon economy
In a changing world where “zero carbon” is the ultimate goal in building design, can retrofits alone make Canada’s aging apartment stock sustainable?
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Trading screwdrivers for strategic partnerships
Facilities management needs to have a voice in the C-suite. As business evolves, company leaders will require strategic facilities managers.
Canadian Property Management
Plans for first net positive energy office building
An office building in Markham, Ontario's technology hub plans to be the first net positive energy office building in Canada.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Mississauga facility achieves its zero waste goals
The Toronto distribution centre for Cintas, a business supplies provider, became Canada’s second facility to earn TRUE Zero Waste certification last fall.
Canadian Property Management
Mixed-use developments may stifle diversity
Mixed-use developments in Toronto are creating neighbourhoods that are unaffordable for many people, according to a new study.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Little oversight of high-GWP anesthetic gases
Anesthetics commonly used in medical, dental and veterinary surgery have global warming potential ranging from 130 to 2,540 times greater than carbon dioxide, but are largely overlooked when greenhouse gas emissions are officially tallied.
CondoBusiness
Finding more savings through energy audits
Energy experts can help condo corporations identify more complex savings opportunities through an energy audit.
Design Quarterly
Understanding future mobility and design impacts
The advent of self-driving vehicles are now underway, ushering in one of the biggest changes to cities that we will see in our lifetime.
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.
Canadian Property Management
Energizing mixed retail space
Increased urbanization and the demand for convenience has made it more common for retailers, restaurants and office spaces to operate under one roof.
Canadian Property Management
Four growing commercial hubs in Toronto
The GTA's rising population and provincial investments will fuel growth at commercial hubs near future transit-oriented developments.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Urbanization turbocharging pesticide resistance
Canada’s growing cities are fueling pesticide resistance as rodents, bed bugs and cockroaches better adapt to human environments.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Long Term Energy Plan reframes CDM incentive
Ontario's newly released provincial Long Term Energy Plan, now updated to replace the 2013 version, rescinds favoured status for combined heat and power systems that rely on fossil fuels.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Single-use professional sports venues falter
Ottawa and Calgary are two current Canadian examples where pressure is mounting to abandon major arenas still far from the end of their structural life cycles and build anew.
