COVID-19
Design Quarterly
Retail renovation strategies in a post pandemic world
Retail design tips for renovating stores to accommodate post-pandemic customer needs. Refreshing spaces will help retailers survive the new normal.
REMI Network
New handbook proposes designs for safe outdoor dining
Researchers at Carleton University’s Azrieli School of Architecture & Urbanism have created a design handbook that envisions new ways to enjoy safe outdoor dining in Ottawa during and after pandemic restrictions.
Design Quarterly
Buoyant property upgrade option makes a splash
Ontario’s Municipal Property Assessment Corporation reports a 53 per cent upsurge in the number of swimming pool permits issued in the province last year.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Maximizing the virtual FM training experience
Looking ahead, virtual training is expected to figure predominantly into the next normal of professional education.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Luxury rentals are making a comeback
In a sign of recovery, centrally located luxury rentals in Toronto and Vancouver are increasing in demand and in price, according to the latest National Rent Report.
REMI Network
Bike sharing trends hint at commuter uptake post COVID
A new report suggests an increase in people using Toronto's Bike Share service for leisure during the pandemic could mean they will choose this mode of transportation for their daily office commute post COVID.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Purpose-built rental pro formas under pressure
Developers are facing escalating material costs, supply chain disruptions and labour shortages in step with climbing vacancies and falling rental rates that were not contemplated 18 months ago.
CondoBusiness
Homes prices off the charts in most regions
Home prices across the country have gone haywire over the past year, particularly in Atlantic Canada and more recreational locations.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Sienna Living launches new retirement platform “Aspira”
In a recent operations update, Sienna Living announced plans to launch a new retirement platform called “Aspira” in late 2021 or early 2022.
Canadian Property Management
Real estate investment universe expands in 2020
MSCI estimates the global professionally managed real estate investment market grew by 9 per cent to reach USD $10.5 trillion in 2020, up from USD $9.6 trillion in 2019.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A cybersafe return to the workplace
At last, our buildings are ready to catch up with the conveniences and expectations that future users have come to expect in the 21st century—and COVID has been the much-needed accelerant for this transformation in the building industry.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Shift in priorities identified in new housing report
According to a new housing report from Finder, approximately 45 per cent of Canadians are planning to buy or rent a new house or apartment in 2021.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act
Updates to the Residential Tenancies Act (RTA) are coming September 1, 2021, and Ontario landlords are advised to take note.
CondoBusiness
GTA new condo market rebounds from COVID hit
The new condo market in the GTA has not only fully recovered from a pandemic slump, but reached record sales in the second quarter of 2021.
Canadian Property Management
Investors avidly pursuing industrial properties
Market analysts anticipate more capital flowing into the sector as vacancies tighten and rental rates rise, and they warn that available space is nearing depletion in Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal if leasing continues at the recent pace.
Canadian Property Management
CERS relief measures revised and extended
Relief measures will be more generous than previously announced for commercial tenants and owners/occupiers qualifying for the Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy.
REMI Network
University of Waterloo upgrades campus ventilation systems
The mechanical engineering team at the University of Waterloo is reviewing the air flow for all classrooms in preparation for fall.
