REMI

Climate Change

CIB

Design Quarterly

The urgent need for regenerative design

Pursuing regenerative design is possible with accessible data management tools. Addressing the global climate crisis needs meaningful action.
tornado First Onsite

Canadian Apartment Magazine

In the event of a tornado

Important steps and precautions for residential property managers in the build-up and aftermath of a tornado.
habitat

Design Quarterly

Vancouver’s first floating habitat launches at Trout Lake

Vancouver’s first floating ecosystem has been launched onto Trout Lake as a pilot to improve biodiversity, plant and wildlife habitat .
CIB

CondoBusiness

Cutting carbon in condos

Existing building operations represent a significant portion of Canada’s national carbon footprint. How can boards impact their building’s performance?
tornado

CondoBusiness

How to prepare properties for tornado season

The deadly storm that devastated large parts of Southern Ontario on Saturday did so with little warning. In its aftermath,10 people are dead and the tornado-grade winds of the storm, called a ‘derecho,’ left behind massive damage and destruction.
Vancouver

Construction Business

Vancouver takes further steps for zero emissions

City of Vancouver has taken new steps to advance zero-emissions buildings as part of its Climate Emergency Action Plan.
extreme heat

REMI Network

Climate advocates warn of extreme heat fallout

Property owners, managers, and communities all have a role to play when it comes to the irreversible reality of extreme-heat events.
smart home tech

REMI Network

Only 1 in 5 Canadian households use smart home tech

In a new study about Canadian homeowners' attitudes towards sustainability, four in five respondents said that the issue of climate change is important to them and that they are concerned how it could affect future generations.
retrofit

Construction Business

B.C. teams to undertake innovative retrofit projects

B.C. design teams have been selected to develop retrofit designs for six low- to mid-rise social housing buildings in different cities.
Quebec budget boosts climate action spending

Canadian Property Management

Quebec budget boosts climate action spending

The budget also includes $232.5 million over five years to help universities and colleges rent additional space and $43 million to underwrite an extra 1,600 subsidized units in private rental housing.
sapperton energy

Construction Business

Sapperton District Energy System receives funding

Sapperton District Energy System plans are heating up with a new collaboration between the City of New Westminster and Metro Vancouver.
Building Benchmark BC

REMI Network

Building Benchmark BC initiative announces strong uptake

The Building Benchmark BC database now captures the energy and GHG emissions of 1,163 buildings, representing 8.4+ million square metres of floor space.
highways resiliency

Construction Business

Rebuilding B.C.’s highways for future resiliency

The impact to B.C.’s key highway corridors caused by the November atmospheric river events was devastating.
Brampton

REMI Network

UBC expedites net-zero target

A new climate action plan at the University of British Columbia aims to accelerate emissions reductions and achieve net-zero emissions by 2035—15 years ahead of
solar

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Solar technology in Canada’s facilities sector

Though solar energy has been utilized for some time, adoption has been hampered by poor aesthetics, high price tags and slow production.
CleanBC

REMI Network

Climate advocates call for CleanBC reboot

A large group of multi-sector signatories are calling on the B.C. government to overhaul its CleanBC climate action plan, calling it inadequate and out-of-step with recent climate data.
healthcare facilities 

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Guidelines inform resilient healthcare facilities 

Newly released guidelines offer a standard for approaching the planning and designing of healthcare facilities from a resiliency perspective.