With energy reporting initiative Green Button currently being rolled out in Ontario, property managers and building owners are a step closer to better managing their energy consumption.

Property managers who have experienced difficult summertime power outages — whether due to last July’s severe rainstorm and flash flooding in the Greater Toronto Area or the massive electrical system shutdown of August 2003.

BOMA Toronto’s Conservation and Demand Management (CDM) Program has been honoured with the Energy Project of the Year (Canada Region) award from the Association of Energy Engineers.

Theory became reality for many of Calgary’s building owners and managers late last week as flood waters inundated low-lying areas of the city.

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) has completed the purchase of a 50 per cent interest in Burlington Mall in Burlington, Ont., and a 100 per cent interest in Oakville Place in Oakville, Ont., from Primaris Retail REIT.