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REMI Network
Global COVID-19 response group launches
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and Leesman are joining forces to build a global pan-industry response group
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
RICS elects new Americas Board members
The regional board sets the strategic direction in Canada, the U.S., Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean
Canadian Property Management
Building the Global Reputation of Facility Management
The need for quality facility management is pervasive with aspects that touch all our lives – both personal and professional and yet the biggest challenge the
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Urban pressures arise in step with proptech
Toronto conference explores commercial real estate in its urban context, focusing on factors that support or threaten economic growth, investment returns, urban liveability and sustainability.
Canadian Property Management
Balancing the risks to commercial real estate
Senior ranking valuation specialists agreed that new uncertainties around fraying trade agreements, political instability and climate volatility have broadened the scope of their worries well beyond rising interest rates.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New RICS standard aims to mitigate risks of financial crimes
RICS is consulting on a new standard that aims to inform property professionals and regulated firms on the risks posed by financial crimes.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
IFMA celebrates publication of newest FM standard
IFMA is celebrating the publication of a new management systems standard for the industry: “ISO 41001, Facility Management – Management Systems – Requirements with guidance for use.”
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New FM framework provides decision-making best practices
New guidance from RICS and IFMA seeks to highlight how critical FM is to how an organization or property occupier functions successfully as an investment.
REMI Network
Investors peg Dublin as a Brexit beneficiary
Dublin emerges as an investor favourite in recent surveys of the European and global commercial property markets.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Infrastructure viewed as ascendant asset class
Toronto figures into a North American fact-finding mission on infrastructure development, delivery and risk management.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New measurement standard for residential buildings
A new international measurement standard will soon offer more clarity and consistency to users of residential property services; for buyers, sellers, renters and investors.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
IFMA study finds global FM market is worth $1.12-tril annually
A new study from the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) estimates the worth of the global FM market to sit at US$1.12 trillion.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
IFMA and RICS laud FMs on World FM Day
As part of World FM Day 2016, held on July 13, the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Canadian Facility Management & Design
IFMA and RICS team up to unify FM profession
The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have launched a landmark collaboration to transform the global facility management
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Public sector asset management gains attention
A new $50-million fund to help Canadian municipalities implement asset management programs is in sync with broader efforts to adopt standards, make better use of data analytics and eliminate the silo mentality in managing government-owned and occupied assets.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
RICS to train IMF’s facility management staff
Under a newly signed agreement, facility management staff from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be trained by RICS.
Canadian Property Management
CRE corporate social responsibility outreach
Newly released guidance from the United Nations (UN) Global Compact and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) identifies key action areas to anchor real estate in a broader scope of ethical business conduct.