One Peregrin-managed building is downtown Calgary s Hanover Building, and equipment from Norigen Communications Inc., for instance, is stored in the parkade. We re taking a building-centric approach, confirms Bill Baines, Norigen s president and COO for Norigen, which is based in Toronto, with offices across the country. There s been a violent change in the property management business, says Baines. They re in a competitive world and they have to change to make their buildings competitive to attract tenants. There s not a property manager in the senior ranks of the industry that has not come to appreciate the concept of smart buildings, notes Baines.
Consumers receive an e-mail when purchases are available.
Everyone s a consumer in their spare time. Each house will also get a password for a community Web site, where residents can post messages or shop at local merchants. A fundamental part of society as we move forward wants more than bricks and mortar. They want to be part of an electronic community, says James Hammermeister, Genstar vice-president. He has also said the company may take advantage of deregulation in the gas and communications industries to negotiate services deals on behalf of residents.