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Canadian Facility Management & Design

Urban tree canopy linked to preventive health

Researchers from the Institute of Global Health in Barcelona led a newly released study, which calculates the potential heat mitigating influence of more trees in urban environments.
Economics of stadium and arena projects worsens

Construction Business

Economics of stadium and arena projects worsen

Development proponents will likely be asked to contribute more equity and will encounter higher debt servicing costs than has been the case for comparable projects in the past.
Biden-Harris housing protection plan

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Biden-Harris tenant protections applauded by AG coalition

A coalition of U.S. attorneys general released a statement citing they are in favour of the Biden-Harris administration’s action steps to protect tenants and expand access to affordable housing.
U.S. prepares to prohibit non-compete clauses

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

U.S. prepares to prohibit non-compete clauses

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed notice that it intends to decree employer-imposed, non-compete conditions are unfair competition.
Ukrainian urbanists incubate post-war recovery

Design Quarterly

Ukrainian urbanists incubate post-war recovery

A network of Ukrainian urban planners and designers is looking ahead to post-war recovery as the country endures an 11th month of destruction, displacement and uncertainty.
Canada's premium office rents pose global value

Canadian Property Management

Canada’s premium office rents pose global value

Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal are categorized as “value” markets, but share that status with nearly 60 per cent of the 134 global markets ranked in JLL's annual survey.
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.
Starligt Investments

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.
Stantec

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.
IFMA

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.