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 Association News Above: QuadReal Property Group and their Building Operations Team Award for Broadway Tech Centre.
BOMA BC is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Awards Gala, held on May 30 at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel.
  
This year's golf tourney is on Thursday, August 15 at Northview Golf and Country Club in Surrey.
Individuals and teams have until the end of day June 24 to complete the online golf registration. It is fine if names are missing. To submit two foursomes, use the 'Add a Person' button at the bottom of the form to enter the second team. The draw for golfers takes place on June 25. People who were on the waitlist last year and didn't golf will be given priority.
If your registration is drawn, you'll receive a confirmation/invoice email.
Follow link below for full details.
Government AffairsIt's not too late to apply to be part of The City of Vancouver's pilot program, intended to reduce your wait time at the Service Centre for commercial renovation (field review application) submissions. The Fast Intake Track (FIT) Pilot allows identified high-volume applicants for commercial Field Review permits to leave their applications with us to process upon successfully passing screening without further waiting for an ECO submission intake. 
Events & Education
BOMA's event for emerging professionals took over the upstairs section of Grandview Lanes on Commercial Drive. The event was followed by food at St. Augustine's. With 40 attendees, it was one of this group's largest turnouts. Attending events is the first step in getting our young professionals involved in the broader commercial real estate industry. To add them to the Young Professionals database, send their name and email address to Sarah at sjones@boma.bc.ca.
Event Calendar
National News
BOMA Canada is excited to announce year II of the Net Zero Challenge, supported by Natural Resources Canada and sponsored by Bullfrog Power.
The deadline for new entries in BOMA Canada’s 2019 Net Zero Challenge is July 15 in all three award categories: Best in Class, Most Improved and Innovation. Winners will be announced on September 11, 2019 at the BOMA Canada National Awards Gala held during BOMEX 2019 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, September 9-11, 2019.
Around the IndustrySource: Vancouver Sun
The former Sears site in Metrotown Burnaby will be home to the new 65-storey Concord Pacific Metrotown development, which, once completed, will be the tallest tower in the region. Source: MortgageBrokerNews.ca
Commercial real estate investment has been weak in the first few months of 2019, but new information from Altus Group indicates that the office market is experiencing growth. Source: BetaKit
BrainBox AI, a Montreal-based company, plans to launch a new product combining deep learning, cloud-based computing and algorithms to support self-sustaining commercial buildings. The company's goal is to redefine building automation and be a leader in the green building revolution. Source: The New Daily
The needs of office employees are changing. An architecture specialist shares how office designs may look in the future. Source: Canadian Property Management/REMI Network
As corporate tenants look for ways to make it easier for employees to return to work after maternity leave, they are requesting on-site daycare centres more and more. |
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