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Construction Business

VRCA’s new committee to foster equity

The Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has launched its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee.
accessibility

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Canada far from meeting accessibility goals

Federally-regulated organizations will need to prioritize specific actions that advance accessibility and disability inclusion by 2040.

REMI Network

Manitoba launches review of accessibility law

The Manitoba government is seeking public input on its Accessibility for Manitobans Act as part of a five-year review of the legislation.
CRE's professional profile hinges on retention

Canadian Property Management

CRE’s professional profile hinges on retention

An uptick in women and people of colour in the junior and mid-level ranks of commercial real estate belies the leakage of underrepresented groups higher on the career ladder.
DEI

Construction Business

Building a better construction industry

Technology has been the catalyst for significant advancement in the construction industry and can remove barriers and promote inclusivity.
Passive House

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Inside a Passive House first in Surrey, B.C.

Designing the ​​Clayton Community Centre to become Passive House certified for ultra-low energy use was no easy feat, especially since the international standard had never been pursued for this type of facility in North America.
Commercial real estate acknowledges its demographic imbalance in favour of white men

Canadian Property Management

CRE’s demographic imbalance shifts tentatively

A majority of survey respondents are intent on broadening the industry's base of employees, but, for now, white men still fill the decision-making echelon to a disproportionate degree.
heritage buildings

REMI Network

New project tackles accessibility of heritage buildings

Human Space is tackling the challenge of addressing accessibility of heritage buildings while preserving historical integrity.
Climate change and ESG pervade CRE projections

Canadian Property Management

Climate change and ESG pervade CRE projections

Climate change is more ominous than the spectre of regulations and taxes for a small majority of commercial real estate leaders responding to REALPAC’s recent survey of their expectations for the next decade.
accessibility

REMI Network

Disabilities undermined during company hires

More disabled women said companies are doing a poor job of hiring those with disabilities than their male counterparts.
measurable actions needed to truly show diversity resolve

Canadian Property Management

Measurable actions convey diversity resolve

The CREED Council’s 22-member board of directors is influentially placed in senior management roles in property management, development, leasing, finance/investment and various professional services.
arena

REMI Network

Ottawa arena revived into accessible hub

The Lois Kemp Arena in Ottawa's east end has reopened as a new community hub that makes it more accessible and inclusive for everyone.
inclusive

Canadian Facility Management & Design

A path to fully inclusive community hubs

The idea of creating inclusive community hubs—where people of all ages and abilities can gather together—is gaining significant momentum.
child care

REMI Network

Few Canadian child-care centres offer high-quality care for disabilities

Researchers found a lack of qualified staff, insufficient funding and lack of access to specialists and resources were the main challenges to providing inclusive care.
DEI

Canadian Property Management

CREED Council to champion equity and diversity

A new volunteer council, gleaning insight and experience from all commercial real estate disciplines, is exhorting the industry to better reflect the society in which it operates.
Adeayomi Adeyemi named an IREM DISI leader

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Winnipeg multifamily manager named DISI leader

Adeayomi Adeyemi, a community manager with Hazelview Properties, has been named one of 10 leaders for 2021 through the Institute of Real Estate Management’s diversity and inclusion succession initiative.
Entrenched social inequities reverberate through to commercial real estate

Canadian Property Management

Cracking through entrenched social inequities

Commercial real estate investors, owners and managers are acknowledging that entrenched social inequities undermine their workforces, their tenants and the value of their portfolios.