Office
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Chinese-Austrian input on green office first
China's first Passive House office building has been certified in the city of Zhuozhou through the joint efforts of the owner/occupant, Hebei Xinhua Curtain Wall Co., and the company's Austrian consultant.
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Montréal construction impels landlord strategy
In response to downtown Montréal’s imminent surge of infrastructure updates—road work and bridges and tunnels, for instance—a new report from Colliers International outlines measures for
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Industrial decoupling trends in the GTA
There is an increased demand for traditional office space as industrial companies look to consolidate office operations in the Greater Toronto Area.
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Montreal’s Tour AIMIA earns LEED Gold
The Tour AIMIA building in downtown Montreal has become the first new category A office tower in the area to earn LEED Gold status.
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Old department store to transform in Kitchener
Kitchener developers are set to renovate a 40,000-square-foot brick-and-beam building into a Class A office space
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Development boosts Montreal’s vacancy rates
Vacancy rates in downtown Montreal are on the rise, according to a report from Newmark Knight Frank Devencore.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Lessons from the rise of co-working centres
The popularity of co-working centres has less to do with the physical environment and more to do with people, which has implications for large companies.
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John Hancock acquires Chicago office tower
Manulife's U.S. arm, John Hancock Real Estate, acquires Chicago office tower at One South Wacker in the city's West Loop and central business district.
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BOMA Toronto celebrates building excellence
About 500 real estate professionals gathered at the Ritz-Carelton Hotel in downtown Toronto on May 15 for BOMA Toronto’s 17th annual Celebration of Excellence Awards Gala.
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Broccolini opens corporate complex in Montreal
Broccolini celebrated the official opening of the Broccolini Corporate Centre Saint-Laurent 2, a LEED® Silver, class A building in Montreal.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Heat gain from office equipment is overstated
New ASHRAE standard addresses heat gains and cooling needs from the ever-expanding array of office equipment found in commercial buildings.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Five ergonomic must-haves to budget for
An ergonomist helps narrow down the vast array of ergonomic products and services that are available to a list of five must-haves this year.
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GTA office market vacancy ‘poised to climb’
Despite the GTA office market ending 2014 on a healthy note, results from Avison Young’s Q1 report on the market show 2015 hasn’t started out as well.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Small businesses underestimate data breach risk
One-third of Canadian small business leaders said in a survey that they have no protocol in place for storing or disposing of confidential information. But there are simple steps they can take to mitigate their data breach risk.
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Brookfield to build $2.1 billion skyscraper in NYC
Brookfield Property Partners (Brookfield) will soon begin construction on a $2.1- billion office skyscraper in New York’s Manhattan West neighbourhood. One Manhattan West will rise
Construction Business
Telus Garden showcases innovation
In a city known for innovative and sustainable buildings, Telus Garden in Vancouver is pushing that reputation to a whole new level.
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Ivanhoé Cambridge invests in Australian market
Ivanhoé Cambridge has made its first direct purchase in Australia’s office market with a 25 per cent interest in Sydney’s Liberty Place. The core office tower
