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Canadian Facility Management & Design
Office fit-out costs rise with hybrid workforce
Rising office fit-out costs reflect both inflationary dynamics in the construction sector and emerging design trends as employers realign space to engage their hybrid workforces.
Canadian Property Management
Inaugural BOMA BEST Smart certifications awarded
The first certifications have been conveyed through the new BOMA BEST Smart assessment and benchmarking program for digital optimization of building performance.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Federal heritage buildings listed for offloading
Public Services and Procurement Canada has released a list of 10 properties “in various stages of the disposal process” as part of an invitation to select stakeholders to bring forward proposals to reposition the space.
Canadian Property Management
Office building values still trending downward
Appraisers generally expect office building values to keep slipping over the course of 2023 as a range of factors undermine cash flow, push up cap rates and make investors skittish.
REMI Network
BDP conducts workplace ‘experiment’ with Toronto studio
In a hybrid work era, BDP Quadrangle has opened a two-floor studio in The Well as an experiment with in-person arrangements.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Toronto buildings to demonstrate decarbonization
Private multifamily buildings make up the largest share of projects set to demonstrate decarbonization technologies and procedures through Toronto’s deep retrofit challenge.
REMI Network
Study explores how worker turnover propels talent drain
The manner in which top performers leave their jobs can cause various levels of disruption within a workplace, including a potential snowball effect that involves the turnover of multiple quality employees.
REMI Network
Brady Welch to act as Slate REIT’s interim CEO
Brady Welch, co-founder of Slate Asset Management, is stepping in as interim chief executive officer of Slate Office REIT.
REMI Network
Hybrid employees work nearly two extra weeks annually, study finds
A new report found employees often work better when in a distraction-free environment, with more than half their
time dedicated to working alone or focused work.
REMI Network
Well-being struggles continue three years later
Manulife's 2022 Wellness Report reveals new insights that reflect a significant drop in productivity throughout the workforce.
Canadian Property Management
Rising office vacancy pairs with rent growth
CBRE Canada reports an all-time high national office vacancy rate and another quarter-over-quarter increase in average Class A net rents for Q1 2023.
Canadian Property Management
Office IAQ best practices up for consultation
Health Canada is preparing guidance on indoor air quality in office buildings aimed at landlords, employers, building operators, facilities managers, maintenance staff and tenants' health and safety committees.
Canadian Property Management
Bank failures make little dent in Canadian CRE
Just two of Canada's listed real estate companies count recently failed U.S. banks among their tenants, occupying a minimal fraction of their portfolios in both cases.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New research digs into state of the workplace
The social infrastructure of the office underscores new research-driven analysis that measures shifts in employee sentiment post-pandemic.
REMI Network
Co-operators earns Zero Carbon Certification for corporate HQ
The all-electric design of the 226,000-square-foot facility will eliminate direct carbon emissions from any onsite source.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
At Scarborough’s newest collaborative workspace
LCH Developments wanted to bring something unique to the empty retail space on the ground floor of a condominium in Cliffside Village.
Canadian Property Management
Office market setback a national trend for Q4
The fourth quarter of 2022 saw the office vacancy rate climb to 17.1 per cent across 10 major Canadian markets, accompanied with 2.1 million square feet of negative absorption.
