World Views

midterm elections

Canadian Apartment Magazine

US renters “highly engaged” in 2022 midterm elections

A recent survey of active U.S. renters indicates the renting cohort south of the border is highly engaged in the 2022 midterm elections.
KingSett a global leader as GRESB uptake swells

Canadian Property Management

KingSett a global leader as GRESB uptake swells

In 2022, 1,820 real estate entities, collectively holding assets valued at USD $7 trillion, reported to the GRESB benchmark on 60 ESG indicators across 14 components of activity.
ETRO

Canadian Property Management

Peter Templeton affirmed at USGBC helm

Peter Templeton has been affirmed as president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Green Building Council after serving as the interim leader during the past year.
Canada gains weight in global property index

Canadian Property Management

Canada gains weight in global property index

Canada contributed to an 8.5 per cent or USD $900 billion expansion of the professionally managed real estate market last year across 37 countries MSCI analyzed.
global heat pump market set for robust growth

Canadian Property Management

Global heat pump market set for robust growth

The anticipated 5.8 per cent annual growth is attributed to rapid urbanization and demand for green, energy-efficient building performance.
Consistent data for ESG reporting still elusive

Canadian Property Management

Consistent data for ESG reporting still elusive

OSCRE International is targeting the asset-level information increasingly needed for ESG reporting and compliance through its new environmental data standards project.
Lawrence Heights

Canadian Property Management

Industrial assets deliver outsized Q1 returns

Canada stands out in newly released global investment performance data for outsized returns on industrial assets during the first quarter of 2022.
Cushman in contempt over subpoenaed documents

REMI Network

Cushman in contempt over subpoenaed documents

The ruling comes after a series of legal manoeuvrings related to the Attorney General of New York State’s pursuit of appraisal information about Donald Trump's properties.
Canada transparently draws investor confidence

Canadian Property Management

Canada transparently draws investor confidence

Canada retains its fifth place ranking and its status as a highly transparent real estate market in JLL’s newly released 2022 Global Real Estate Transparency Index.
Venture capital offered for smart water techr

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Venture capital offered for smart water tech

Canadian start-ups are invited to take up the global water challenge, a competition to gain access to up to €3 million (CAD $4 million) in venture capital for smart water technologies.
community

Canadian Property Management

CDM could spell global energy-use avoidance

Canada is among dozens of national delegations to the 7th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency that signed a joint statement endorsing urgent action.
skylines hold gravitational energy prospects

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Skylines hold gravitational energy promise

The concept is still theoretical, but researchers with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis suggest elevators could present an option for generating an ancillary supply of sustainable power.
rental scams

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Comparative energy scores reset apartment hunt

New study findings from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy show a 21 per cent increase in traffic to the most energy-efficient units when scores appear on all rental listings.
CPP Investments in global real estate top 10

Canadian Property Management

CPP Investments in global real estate top 10

The top 10 investors in the IPE Real Assets 2022 rankings collectively hold about USD $583.6 billion in real estate assets under management.
Alliance targets women for cooling sector jobs

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Alliance targets women for cooling sector jobs

The International Network for Women in Cooling brings together the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction and 11 industry associations, worldwide.
Firm must divulge Trump appraisal information

REMI Network

Firm must divulge Trump appraisal information

Cushman & Wakefield has been compelled to release appraisal information related to three of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s properties.
Raw performance metrics unflattering to Canada

Canadian Property Management

Raw performance metrics unflattering to Canada

Canada ranks 7th for its policy measures and second-last in performance outcomes in an analysis of energy efficiency efforts in the world's 25 highest energy-consuming countries.