Risk Management
REMI Network
Report helps FMs manage climate change effects
A new report helps facility managers to reduce the effects of climate change for the organizations they support.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Some hotels transitioning to COVID-19 frontlines
With many governments, health and social agencies procuring space for COVID-19 related treatment or quarantine quarters, hotel operators are advised to contractually account for risk before signing any agreements.
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.
Canadian Property Management
Commercial rent assistance pledged
The envisioned loan program for commercial property owners would enable them to provide small business tenants with rent discounts or forgiveness for the months of April, May and June.
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.
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.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canadian hotel industry draws troubleshooters
Real estate, legal and financial services providers have come together to offer support and work their networks on the hotel sector's behalf during the COVID-19 crisis.
Canadian Property Management
Smart buildings harnessed for pandemic response
While climate change may have slipped somewhat from people’s consciousness and priorities right now, it’s noteworthy that the pandemic and climate crises are both problems of exponential growth against a limited capacity to cope.
Canadian Property Management
Favoured lease horizons vary with economy
Commercial landlords may be looking differently at the mix of lease horizons in their buildings and across their portfolios than they did a few weeks ago.
CondoBusiness
Slowing the spread of COVID-19 in condos
Boards and property managers of condos play a significant role in protecting residents during emergencies like the recent COVID-19 outbreak.
Canadian Property Management
New metric to peg portfolio warming potential
A new package of analytical tools identify and track asset exposure to climate risk, aligned with the steady adoption of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures by global financial institutions.
CondoBusiness
Friendlier CHP environmental approvals welcome
It's still unclear how the process of securing environmental approvals for combined heat and power systems will be streamlined, but the Ontario government's recent pledge has been greeted enthusiastically in the buildings sector.
Canadian Property Management
Climate risk profilers wrangle fragmented data
A widening scope of resources can be tapped to build increasingly sophisticated risk profiles, but sustainability practitioners note that data is often fragmented and difficult to obtain.
Canadian Property Management
Climate change procrastinators urged to act
The mounting consequences of being stuck fast in the wrong place for an extended wrong time begin with soaring insurance premiums and end with stranded assets.
Canadian Property Management
Canadian pension funds look to GRESB guidance
Oxford Properties Group and Ivanhoé Cambridge have been benchmarked atop their North American peers in the 2019 GRESB Real Estate Assessment, which this year plotted the ESG performance of 1,005 companies, funds and REITs worldwide.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Financial and Risk Management Standards and Requirements for Apartment Operators
Membership in the Certified Rental Building Program (CRBP) is an effective means of maintaining a high standard of quality when managing your building or working
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ontario Fire Code to add steeper fine bracket
More stringent fines and an extended period for prosecutions are slated to come into force 30 days after the Ontario legislature adopts the Budget Measures Act.
