resilience
REMI Network
Extreme weather altering home insurance market, report warns
A newly released Statistics Canada report underscores how extreme weather events are driving up claims costs and putting pressure on home insurance premiums across the country.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Feds have hazy read on climate risk exposure
Key federal departments are scrambling to catch up with climate risk assessments and response plans after the Auditor General of Canada uncovered gaps in monitoring and a slow rollout of adaptive actions.
Canadian Property Management
Climate response investment promises paybacks
With science offering up assurance that climate response will be a long-term and intensifying societal need, analysts suggest this could be a lucrative time to get into a surging market.
Construction Business
New guide offers roadmap to build climate resilience
A new guide released by CCA provides a practical roadmap to help industry leaders build climate resilience.
Canadian Property Management
Climate perils inspire new investment products
Climate perils are pushing insurers to explore new ways to diversify risk, likewise inspiring new investment products.
Canadian Property Management
LEED version 5 now open for registrations
Decarbonization and climate resilience are major elements of LEED version 5, the newest update to what has become the world’s most prevalent building rating and certification system.
Construction Business
National infrastructure advisory body appointed
The Canadian government has appointed an 11-member advisory body to provide expert guidance on key infrastructure requirements to support housing production.
Canadian Property Management
Sustainable proptech gaining momentum
An expanding roster of tech companies aligned with the sustainable and smart buildings market reflects growing demand from end-users and draws support from increasingly enthusiastic investors.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Building sustainable multifamily communities
Today's successful rental projects are built using the three pillars of sustainable development: economic, social, and environmental.
Canadian Property Management
Resilience still lacks climate action profile
Climate change adaptation measures are typically viewed as risk management rather than levers for investment returns, but they are inherently linked to building and portfolio value.
REMI Network
Canadians eager for climate-resilient homes
Nearly one-in-five Canadian households are prepared to undertake major renovations within the next 5 to 10 years to mitigate the impacts of severe weather events.
Construction Business
Vancouver invests in natural infrastructure
Vancouver is investing in natural infrastructure to prevent urban flooding and improve water quality.
Canadian Property Management
Operational resilience a performance priority
New technical guidance for assessing and responding to building-level risk underscores that operations teams carry responsibility to safeguard occupants, facilitate business continuity and protect asset value.
Construction Business
Ready and resilient with wood
Communities are looking to mass timber as a solution that can cut carbon while delivering safe, resilient structures.
REMI Network
Ontario allocates roughly $1 billion for COVID-19 resilience projects
A new COVID-19 Resilience infrastructure stream will help build or renovate health and safety related projects in long-term care, education and municipalities.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
FireSmart measures begin with maintenance
About 11 million people currently reside in Canada's wildland-urban interface areas, enjoying the benefits of proximity to forests and other natural features, but perhaps overlooking the perils.
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.
