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CIBC celebrates milestone as final phase of construction underway at CIBC SQUARE’s 81 Bay…

Building Jan 10, 2020

Representatives from CIBC, EllisDon, Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines raised a ceremonial last steel beam at 81 Bay Street on January 8th. The event marks the final phase of construction for the first of two office buildings that will become…

Sustainability

LEED v4 Reaches New Milestone with 1,000 Canadian Projects

Building Dec 24, 2019

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and Green Building Certification Inc. Canada (GBCI CA) are celebrating a new milestone as Canadian LEED v4 project registrations surpass the 1,000 mark.LEED is the most widely-used green…

Energy & the Environment

Canadian Real Estate Leaders Call for Benchmarking & Data Transparency

Canada Green Building Council Dec 18, 2019

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and five leading commercial real estate firms are calling on federal and provincial governments to implement consistent building data disclosure regulations and requirements.It may seem like an…

Urban Planning

Provencher_Roy to Redevelop Montréal’s Public Squares

Building Jul 5, 2019

Provencher_Roy has taken on the role as the main designer for the redevelopment of Sainte-Catherine Street West, between Mansfield and De Bleury streets.The proposed changes are set to promote Sainte-Catherine’s economic and…

Construction

US construction spending falls 0.8% in May

Martin Crutsinger – THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Jul 2, 2019

WASHINGTON – Spending on U.S. construction projects fell in May, the first drop in six months, as home building fell for a fifth straight month.The Commerce Department reported Monday that spending fell 0.8% in May, the first decline…

Construction

Total investment in building construction decreased 1.2% in March: Statistics Canada

Building May 21, 2019

Total investment in building construction decreased 1.2% in March to $14.2 billion according to a Statistics Canada update. Losses in the residential sector (-2.0% to $9.4 billion) were partially offset by a small increase in the…

Real Estate

It’s High Time

Peter Sobchak Mar 7, 2019

“A once-illegal substance. Heated debate about whether the public should be allowed to buy it in government-operated stores. Finally, the decision to make it available to those deemed responsible enough to consume it. When the first stores…

Real Estate

Fears of widespread fallout in commercial real estate from oil price plumet prove largely…

Peter Sobchak Sep 30, 2015

New CBRE report finds retail and hotel sectors have prospered in energy-dependent markets, while adverse impacts in the office sector have been limited to a handful of key submarkets

Building

Horizon Utilities presents $1.6 million saveONenergy incentive for CityHousing Hamilton conservation…

Peter Sobchak Sep 25, 2015

Horizon Utilities was pleased to present CityHousing Hamilton with a $1.6 million cheque at its monthly board meeting this week.CityHousing Hamilton Board Chair and Ward 5 Councillor Chad Collins accepted the cheque on behalf of the…

Construction

Cion Corp. acquires Coulter Building Consultants

Peter Sobchak Sep 21, 2015

Cion Corp., an Ingenium Group company that provides technical services tailored to the property and facilities management industry, has acquired Coulter Building Consultants Ltd., a Burlington-based group of consulting engineers and…

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