As the demand grows for skilled labour throughout Ontario, recruiting and retaining young people in the trades is a topic at the forefront of key stakeholders’ minds. Earlier this month the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) and the Ontario Residential Council of Construction Associations (ORCCA) hosted an event in downtown Toronto to examine the issue of the skills shortage in the construction industry.
Be part of Canada’s next generation of affordable rental housing
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Preserving Older Buildings
Heritage buildings, like all buildings, require continued and increasing maintenance as they age. Glade Schoenfeld of RJC Engineers provides conservation best practices to help heritage building owners avoid costly, irreparable damage. »READ MORE
Enel X connects large energy users in Ontario to demand response programs by developing a custom curtailment strategy to maximize payments and minimize disruption in your facilities; upgrading backup generators to meet US EPA standards to qualify for participation in demand response; protecting your organization from penalties for under-performance; and ensuring your organization responds to dispatch notifications and receives all payments.»LEARN MORE
Ontario reroutes CDM program delivery
Ontario electricity customers with monthly bills in the range of $1.6 million have been promised savings of about $15,000 in a first step toward transferring the funding mechanism for conservation and demand management (CDM) from electricity rates to general provincial revenues. »READ MORE
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Pace of change still sluggish for women in CRE
Commercial real estate is a notable multidisciplinary industry that increasingly risks a notorious reputation for the largely uniform composition of its leadership ranks. International Women’s Day provided a timely peg for contemplating how to recruit and open the paths of advancement to a workforce that is more broadly reflective of the 21st century cities, tenancies and investors that drive growth and prosperity. »READ MORE
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