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BOMA Canada awards industry’s best for 2024
The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada presented its national awards on September 25, 2024.
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Office-using sectors make space for AI expertise
Artificial intelligence (AI) underpins job growth and real estate demand in North America’s most active markets for tech employment, including Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal.
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Centennial boosts environmental services program
Centennial College is now home to a ground-breaking course that is better preparing next generation environmental services professionals for the field.
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Toronto considers office replacement pullback
Proposed new policy directions could open the way for a broader range of redevelopment projects in specified downtown Toronto districts and at the midtown Yonge & Eglinton node.
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Hotel-inspired co-working redefines 302 Bay
At first glance, the lobby inside 302 Bay Street, soon to be the newest co-working space from iQ Offices, looks exactly like a high-end hotel or restaurant.
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Prized office tenant steps up green demands
Ottawa landlords are contemplating a list of new expectations from a prized office tenant following recently announced updates to the federal government’s green operations strategy.
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Plastic chemicals face growing scrutiny
The United Nations Environment Assembly adopted a resolution on March 2, 2022, to end plastic pollution by 2040.
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Defaulted real estate loans on the upswing
Many creditors and debtors are now grappling with the fallout from a largely unexpected change in market conditions over the course of their loan agreements.
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Taxing debate awaits Toronto commercial parking
Debate about a proposed surcharge on commercial parking spaces in Toronto has been deferred until City Council begins to consider 2025 budget measures.
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Tenant lounge reborn from vacant retail space
A former convenience store, adjacent to the lobby inside a downtown Toronto office tower, has been transformed into a private 1920s-style Art Deco lounge for tenant meetings and events.
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Canada far from meeting accessibility goals
Federally-regulated organizations will need to prioritize specific actions that advance accessibility and disability inclusion by 2040.
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Exposure to U.S. office loans grows unsettling
Regional and mid-sized banks in the United States are considered most vulnerable to losses on commercial real estate loans, particularly those tied to that country’s shaky office sector.
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Investment returns show slipping values in 2023
Canadian investment returns for 2023 show retail improvement, industrial deceleration and continuing office value decline, as capital loss balances out income growth for a flat total return.
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A first Passive House retrofit in Halifax
Once complete, it will serve as an inspiration for others pursuing deep retrofits of existing buildings, an endeavour that offers the most hope for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Halifax.
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Vancouver boasts all round lowest vacancy rates
Vancouver enjoys North America’s strongest demand across all asset types, ending 2023 with the lowest vacancy rates for industrial, office, multifamily and retail properties among 63 major urban markets.
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Lenders set to curtail office exposure in 2024
Lenders generally expect to curtail office exposure while increasing overall allocations to Canadian real estate in 2024, findings from CBRE Canada's annual survey reveal.
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Accommodating disabilities in the workplace
The accommodation process is inherently collaborative, and employers and employees need to be cooperative, share information, and work together to find potential accommodation solutions.