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.

Increased urbanization and the demand for convenience has made it more common for retailers, restaurants and office spaces to operate under one roof.

Skills shortages will force the industry to adapt to new technology and business models. Modular construction will build new momentum in 2018.

A panel discussion at the Real Estate Strategy & Leasing Conference in Toronto this year examined how technology is changing asset management.

A new $200-million hotel-office-condo-multifamily development officially broke ground in downtown Montreal last week.

Flooding is giving rise to new research on how green roof performance metrics can better manage water capacity.

In Waterloo, Ontario, workers are installing wells for a geo-exchange system that will heat and cool a new net positive energy office development.

3D and photo-realistic envisioning tools are nothing new, but they now allow changes to be made on the fly.

KPMG International’s annual Global Construction Survey found that despite substantial investments, the construction industry is struggling to gain the full benefits of technologies including advanced

Hospitality guests are turning to immersive hotels as they now desire a unique experience that sets them apart from their social networks.

The use of building information modelling to develop the Bergeron Centre at York University earned the project a Canada BIM Council award.

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

Buildings are becoming more connected and functional as information and operational technology converge, heightening the risk of cybersecurity attacks.

A recent PM Expo seminar elaborated on changing market conditions and how they will affect future property managers in an increasingly technical field.

Industry proponents of sustainability are looking beyond buildings and thinking on a larger scale with low-impact communities.

Sometime this fall, a former Blackberry manufacturing plant turned light-infused office building will open its doors to companies in a Waterloo, Ontario area branded as

Buildings with access to fibre optic office space have a competitive advantage compared to assets without this amenity.