Innovation
Canadian Property Management
Buildings in mix for breakthrough energy fund
Clean energy developers may secure up to $3 million or 50 per cent of project costs for the advancement of manufacturing, electricity, transportation or buildings related innovations with the potential to reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Canadian Property Management
Building the Toronto of tomorrow
Toronto has long been a city open to innovation and change, whether it be culturally or technologically. It’s no surprise then that the city was chosen to take part in the Urban Pilot Program, or UPPlift, which aims to bridge the gap between emergent smart technologies and property managers to enhance a city’s liveability.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New program supports low-carbon innovation in Ontario
GreenON, a new program from the Green Ontario Fund, is supporting industries to reduce GHG pollution from their facilities or manufacturing processes.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Cape Breton creative hub receives $5-mil federal investment
The federal government is investing $5 million to help create the Cape Breton Centre for Arts, Culture and Innovation, a new creative hub located in Sydney, N.S.
REMI Network
Tech hub hopes federal budget will boost smart city innovation
Toronto’s innovation community has high hopes that Wednesday’s federal budget will earmark money for smart city innovation.
REMI Network
Former Guelph hotel to become multi-use tech hub
Plans will transform a former 19th century hotel in downtown Guelph, Ontario, into a digital marketing tech hub and innovation centre.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Framery Q wins Innovation Award from IIDEXCanada
Framery Q, a soundproof meeting pod that can accommodate up to four users, has won the Gold Innovation Award at IIDEXCanada.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Calgary high school named Greenest School in Canada
The Career and Technology Centre at Lord Shaughnessy High School in Calgary, Alta., was named winner of CaGBC's Greenest School in Canada 2016 competition.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Mackenzie Health partners with Sodexo Canada to expand IT systems
Mackenzie Health’s Innovation Institute is partnering with Sodexo Canada to expand the interconnectivity of its IT systems to improve health care through greater flexibility.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Diamond Schmitt redesigns McMaster facility
Diamond Schmitt plans to renovate and equip 20,000 square feet within the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre to accommodate engineering facilities.
Construction Business
Construction sector in B.C. behind on innovation
The British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) has published an industry study that reveals the construction sector in B.C. is lagging behind other jurisdictions when it
Canadian Facility Management & Design
JLL names new Global Head of Research
JLL has named Dr. Marie Puybaraud its new Global Head of Research for the company’s Corporate Solutions division. In her role, Dr. Puybaraud will lead
REMI Network
Tunnellers name innovative underground spaces
This year's nominees include burial crypts in Jerusalem, a loading dock beneath the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House and a transit station in Naples.



