BOMA BEST PROGRAM A PRIORITY FOR ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT IN YEAR ONE
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Citywide:
8.3%
Central Business District:
6.9%
Financial Vacancy: AA A B C
6.9% 9.0% 5.3% 5.7% 6.8%
Government Vacancy: A B C
6.9% 8.9% 6.3% 3.1%
Vacancy: A B C
10.7% 9.2% 11.0% 15.6%
hen Benjamin Shinewald joined BOMA Canada in early 2012 as the association’s new president and chief executive officer, he took no time in laying the groundwork for the continued success of the Association’s marquee program, the Building Environmental Standards (BOMA BESt) program. BOMA BESt was launched in 2005 by BOMA Canada to address the industry’s needs for realistic standards for energy and environmental performance of existing buildings based on accurate, independently verified information. Armed with the continued support of the volunteer board and eleven local BOMA chapters, the association’s CEO plans to maximize the value of the program and to expand. The hiring of Hazel Sutton, manager of environmental standards, prior to Benjamin’s arrival was followed by a lengthy recruitment process for the director of environment and energy, John Smiciklas. Together, the new BOMA BESt team will grow BOMA Canada’s leading energy and environmental certification program. The annual BOMA BESt Energy & Environmental Report (BBEER) highlights issues of importance to the commercial real estate industry and is a leading resource for best practices in efficient and effective building management and operation. Featured in the report are BOMA BESt certified build-
ings from across the country along with performance benchmarks on the state of the commercial real estate industry across the six key areas of environmental performance and management. BOMA Canada is currently consulting with stakeholders in preparation for the next BBEER, which will be presenting 2012 building data. A tenant engagement toolkit is being developed with the help of numerous stakeholders to provide building owners and managers across Canada with the resources needed to reach out to building tenants and visitors and engage them in environmental efforts. In addition to assessment surveys for several asset types such as office and light industrial buildings, retail plazas, and shopping centres, and a new assessment survey for multi-unit residential buildings, BOMA Canada is getting close to rolling out a health care module. To further support the program, BOMA Canada most recently launched its BOMA BESt Strategic and BOMA BESt Technical Committees and looks forward to the guidance and technical support these two national committees will provide. The newly launched National Advisory Council, an exclusive network of senior commercial real estate leaders providing the officers and board of BOMA Canada with strategic perspectives on the state and trends of the real
O F F I C E
VAC A N C Y 2012 - Q4
Absorption 2012 Q4 Citywide: 400,976 sf Downtown: 262,200 sf Suburban: 138,776 sf
www.bomaedmonton.org | BOMA Edmonton Newsletter | March 2013
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