Property Management
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Accessibility Standards Canada seeks public input
The agency is mandated under the Accessible Canada Act to develop accessibility standards for all federally regulated organizations and to more widely promote accessibility and inclusiveness through research and public engagement.
CondoBusiness
Aiding condo managers on the front lines
Creating less tension is one way to support condo managers who may be exposed to various levels of stress within their work environments.
CondoBusiness
Condo communities build up resilience in 2020
With always evolving guidelines and pandemic uncertainty, building resilience in condo communities is more important than ever.
CondoBusiness
Condos see ‘significant shift’ in operations
There is a significant shift in the way condo corporations are managing common elements, noisy neighbours and condo meetings.
CondoBusiness
Dealing with abusive behaviour in condos
Here are some steps that condo corporations should consider to protect managers and directors from unreasonable treatment.
REMI Network
Climate projections show Ottawa will get warmer, wetter
Ottawa will continue to get warmer and wetter year-round, with a greater chance of extreme weather, according to recent climate projections.
Canadian Property Management
Enabling Accessibility Fund opens for proposals
A new flat-rate costing formula will replace the previous requirement to submit construction quotes and other budget information. Instead, applicants can match their proposals to standardized specifications.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
More challenges in store for rental-housing sector
Challenges due to COVID-19 continue to rock the apartment sector, with landlords fearing a rise in rent arrears as May 1 approaches.
Canadian Property Management
Survival prospects upbeat for living walls
Like humans, living walls might be overdue for a trim, but few are imperilled in the now largely empty surroundings of commercial and institutional buildings.
Canadian Property Management
Black swan triggers business continuity plans
Commercial real estate operators are seeking advice across a wide spectrum of expertise as they deploy their crisis management, business continuity and recovery plans.
REMI Network
Mega plans for McMaster Innovation Park
Plans for a 2.5 million-square-foot expansion at McMaster Innovation Park include a life sciences 'megahub.'
REMI Network
CMRAO extends licence renewal period
CMRAO is extending the application and payment of licence renewals for the 2020 to 2021 licensing year in an effort to ease pressure from the pandemic.
Canadian Property Management
Flood response to rely more on independent action
COVID-19 health protocol is sure to complicate flood response and cleanup in commercial and multi-residential buildings in the coming months, particularly if evacuation is required.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Traffic intensifies on migratory songbird flight path
Advocates for bird-friendly lighting practices and building design recommend some adjustments to the special lighting displays now popping up on the urban landscape.
Canadian Property Management
Steering the journey back to business as usual
As property managers look to both industry associations and professional service providers for support to navigate COVID-19 upheaval, REMI Network is bringing the three groups together for webinar-based sharing of insight.
CondoBusiness
Building staff cope with flood of deliveries
Businesses that provide support and maintenance to buildings figure into the Ontario government’s list of essential services as the COVID-19 pandemic unfolds. Condo managers and
REMI Network
Toronto urges new health, safety policies for residential buildings
The City of Toronto is asking landlords and condo boards to follow specific health and safety guidelines in residential buildings.
