The role of contractors in property management continues to change significantly. In the past, many employees of larger property managers performed maintenance themselves. Over the past twenty years or so, economic pressures and the rise of institutional ownership shifted the market towards outsourced Facilities Management. Early on, there was a...
Are you ready? ENERGY STAR certification in Canada is almost here! NRCan is preparing the final details for the launch of ENERGY STAR certification in Canada. Soon Canadian organizations will be able to earn recognition for their top-performing energy-efficient buildings. The program is on track to be launched on March...
BOMA Canada is pleased to announce Ripley’s Aquarium has received the BOMA BEST Silver certification. Ripley’s Aquarium in Toronto, is truly a unique facility covering 135,000 square-feet with incredibly more than 1.5 million gallons of water and home to 16,000 marine and freshwater habitats from around the world. As if...
A pre-planned communication strategy is an essential component of your pandemic plan. In addition to considering external stakeholders, including customers, suppliers, and the media, it is also important to plan what, how, and when to communicate with your employees. Here is some advice from BOMA Canada’s 2017 Pandemic Planning Guide...
BOMA Canada has just learned from NRCan that there is a possibility that ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager may be shut down as early as Friday January 19, 2018, at midnight, due to the expiry of a U.S. government budget deadline and possible U.S. government shutdown. If there is a U.S....
Summary: Following the upcoming change to the calculation of ENERGY STAR Scores, BOMA BEST certified buildings will simply use the new methodology. We have provided a brief grandfathering period for this transition. We expect that the impact on BOMA BEST scores will be modest. Details below. *** Natural Resources Canada...
At their annual meeting in October of this year, the World Bank held a pandemic exercise. This wasn’t a one-off – they have had several pandemic exercises within the year. An increasing threat The Washington Post1 reports that in addition to the October exercise, the World Bank conducted a simulation...
Anne Marie Guèvremont Director of Property Management (Quebec and Atlantic Provinces) GWLRA, Montreal BOMA Canada welcomes its new Chair – Anne Marie Guèvremont, duly elected by the Board of Directors during the association’s annual conference BOMEX, September 27-29, 2017, in Toronto, Ontario. Ms Guèvremont has been a member of...
On behalf of the BOMA Canada Board of Directors and staff we thank our host BOMA Toronto, co-chairs Neil Lacheur and Theresa Warnaar, BOMA Toronto President Susan Allen, the BOMEX 2017 Organizing Committee, sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, delegates, volunteers and guests for supporting the association's 27th National Conference BOMEX 2017 held...
The 2009 H1N1 pandemic was mild. Some said public health authorities got the world all worked up about nothing. A tempest in a teapot. However, it is critical to understand that pandemics are by nature unpredictable and can range from mild to incredibly deadly. It’s only a matter of time...
