World Views
REMI Network
Virtual World Tax Summit to emanate from Montreal
More than 100 speakers will participate in the sixth annual conference, bringing together multi-sectoral perspectives on international tax competition and cooperation.
REMI Network
Industry resource promotes diverse expertise
Developers of the European database, Women Talk Real Estate, are exploring demand for a similar resource to leverage insight from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic (BAME) professionals.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Plastic waste glut could fuel innovation
A new report projects the market for polymer recycling could reach USD $162 billion by 2030, but investment will be required to improve sorting and reduce contamination.
REMI Network
World’s first Passive House hospital closer to certification
Klinikum Frankfurt Höchs, projected for completion in 2021, is on track to being the first Passive House hospital on the globe.
REMI Network
U.S. energy efficiency standards languishing
Potential litigants filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue, urging U.S. Energy Secretary Dan Brouillette to move forward with reviews and/or amendments of standards related to 25 categories of consumer, commercial and industrial products.
Construction Business
Severe sexual harassment found on NYC jobsites
A construction firm in New York City will pay a USD $1.5 million settlement and undergo three years of outside monitoring following the State Attorney General’s investigation of sexual harassment complaints.
REMI Network
New York State cracks down on illegal evictions
Rising concerns in New York State over illegal evictions during the lockdown period has prompted the Attorney General to beef up provisions aimed at protecting vulnerable tenants.
REMI Network
Fossil-fuel-fired generators tumble offline
Renewable energy advocates see opportunities to accelerate 2019 trends, when, for the first time ever, low-carbon options surpassed coal as a source of electricity.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
European landlords pursue longer term leases
Short-term rental housing providers in major European cities are now pursuing local tenants and advertising more mid- and long-term availabilities as a hedge against slumping international travel.
Construction Business
Global construction output to shrink in 2020
As a result of the severe economic shock caused by COVID-19, global construction output is expected to contract by 1.4 per cent in 2020.
CondoBusiness
Real estate gains allure as migration portal
Henley & Partners has charted a first quarter pickup in investment programs that offer a gateway to residence in Portugal, Cyprus, Greece and Turkey, and projects a growing appetite for similar opportunities elsewhere in the European Union.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Medium-term rental agreements plunge across EU
The platform typically boasts about 50,000 active listings for rental accommodations, stretching across several European markets that have suffered high rates of COVID-19.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Code rigour relaxed for ad hoc health care space
The NFPA guidance on alternative compliance options was developed to address four scenarios that have been rapidly arising in the United States.
Canadian Property Management
Hotels brace for steeply sliding RevPAR in Q2
Already, it’s projected that the COVID-19 hit on hotels will be more severe than the combined losses following the 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. and 2008 economic crisis.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Fragrance lobby touts role in COVID-19 response
Advocates have appealed to U.S. government officials for exemptions from any mandated business closures, arguing that the industry provides important support for effective cleaning procedures.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Pesticide classification scale scopes out risk
Researchers applied a range of filtering criteria to categorize 659 pesticides as highly hazardous, high-risk or lower risk, and support comparisons of risks posed to human and environmental health.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Purpose-built rental drives U.S. MURB market
A new report from Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies explores the condition of rental housing stock, the demographics of tenant households, market dynamics and the erosion of affordability.






