Barbara Carss
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Ontario making changes to electricity planning
The Minister of Energy affirmed Ontario's intention to improve upfront consultation and integrate electricity planning into municipalities' official plans.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Soil ‘dating service’ matches supply & demand
A newly launched web-based registry matches supply and demand for clean soil.
Canadian Property Management
Small environmental impacts must be reported
A recent Supreme Court decision means that property managers should report all irregular environmental discharges, even if it doesn't appear damaging.
Canadian Property Management
Flammable refrigerants demand caution
Do-it-yourself refrigerant conversion kits threaten to blow inadequate Canadian safety regulations wide open. Literally.
Canadian Property Management
Board and C-suite roles still elusive for women
Gender diversity efforts could soon become a mandated element of corporate governance disclosure for public ...
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Asbestos surveys widely mandated in Quebec
Quebec is one of the last Canadian jurisdictions to specifically mandate asbestos monitoring and ...
Building Strategies & Sustainability
B.C. Hydro pulls back on conservation
B.C. Hydro has proposed significant cuts to its conservation and demand management incentives over the next ...
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Lighting efficiency on the agenda for 2014
A previously postponed phase-out of incandescent light bulbs is set to go in most Canadian provinces in 2014.
Canadian Property Management
Mike McGee: An appreciation
Mike McGee's untimely death Aug. 15 saddens colleagues, peers and clients who appreciated his expertise, enthusiasm and humour.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
BOMA BESt story hidden in the numbers
Percentages in a BOMA BESt report sometimes suggest performance patterns that the actual numbers do not support.
Canadian Property Management
Building classes under scrutiny
With no consistent criteria for determining ratings and no recertification process, an office building classification once achieved is generally retained regardless of emerging competition.
Canadian Property Management
Canadian cities among top global performers
Toronto and Calgary are plotted in the peaking quadrant of IPD's recently released matrix of 65 global cities.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
EU contemplates foam insulation ban
The European Parliament's environmental committee has moved to ban foam insulation manufactured with ...
Canadian Property Management
Calgary properties get international attention
Calgary is prominent among the increasingly expensive urban centres, recording a 12 per cent cost jump ...
Canadian Property Management
Toronto floods expose vulnerable infrastructure
Flooding and power outages following an intense storm in Toronto last week give heed to long-standing concerns about ...
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Canada a factor in Obama’s climate action plan
Real estate is a targeted sector in U.S. President Barack Obama's recently released climate action plan.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Residential managers troubleshoot in flood zone
Emergency plans should account for tenants' potential lack of preparedness and their need for information when ...
