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INSIGHTS
BUILDING OWNERS ADVOCATE
FOR ENERGY & CARBON REDUCTION
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As a team of smart thinkers and passionate engineers, we're excited to share our expertise with you. Dive into our collection for technical insights, design discoveries, educational takeaways, and more from the brilliant minds behind our projects. Scroll through and explore the wealth of knowledge waiting for you.
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What Building Owners Can Learn from Rogers’ Exit from Data Centres
Rogers’ decision to sell its data centres was not a retreat from technology. It was a strategic reset. The move highlights a valuable lesson for building owners: you do not always have to own the infrastructure to capture its value.
Octavian Vasilovici
3 days ago3 min read
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Overcoming the Real Barriers to Adaptive Reuse: A Practical Framework for Building Owners
Adaptive reuse is full of obstacles—but they’re solvable. Learn how to navigate financial, regulatory, and stakeholder challenges with clarity.
Octavian Vasilovici
Aug 193 min read
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The Business Case for Deep Retrofit: How to Increase Asset Value, Slash Carbon, and Strengthen ESG Positioning
Deep retrofits boost building value, cut emissions, and future-proof assets. Learn how to plan, model ROI, and unlock long-term returns.
Octavian Vasilovici
Aug 123 min read
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Adaptive Reuse: How Strategic Repurposing Can Future-Proof Your Building Portfolio
Adaptive reuse turns underperforming buildings into resilient assets. Learn how to assess, plan, and execute reuse with strategic clarity.
Octavian Vasilovici
Aug 53 min read
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Treat Your Building Like a Business. Because It Is
Most owners see buildings as costs to manage. Smart ones treat them like businesses to optimize. This article explores how top commercial owners lead with strategy—and get rewarded with performance.
Octavian Vasilovici
Jul 303 min read
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Smart Building Owner’s Roadmap – Phase 5: Monitor, Optimize, Repeat – Keeping Your Building at Peak Performance
Retrofits aren’t set-and-forget. In Phase 5 of the Smart Building Owner’s Roadmap, learn how to monitor, report, and continuously improve performance — so your upgrades keep paying off year after year.
Octavian Vasilovici
Jul 152 min read
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Smart Building Owner’s Roadmap – Phase 4: Invest with Impact – How to Prioritize, Fund, and Execute Smarter Retrofits
Many building owners stall after the planning stage. In Phase 4 of the Smart Building Owner’s Roadmap, we show you how to move from strategy to execution—prioritizing upgrades, securing funding, and launching retrofits that deliver real, lasting value.
Octavian Vasilovici
Jul 82 min read
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Smart Building Owner’s Roadmap – Phase 3: Boosting Asset Value Through Carbon Cuts and Tenant Wellness
Cut carbon. Boost tenant wellness. Phase 3 reveals how sustainable, healthy buildings drive real, lasting asset value.
Octavian Vasilovici
Jul 12 min read
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Smart Building Owner’s Roadmap – Phase 2 Comprehensive Analysis: Turning Insight into Investment Strategy
Phase 2 of Optibuild’s roadmap shifts from audit to action. Discover how deep modeling and life cycle cost analysis unlock strategic capital planning for aging buildings.
Octavian Vasilovici
Jun 243 min read
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Smart Building Owner’s Roadmap – Phase 1: Establishing Clarity Before You Spend a Dime
Phase 1 of Optibuild’s Smart Building Owner’s Roadmap starts with two powerful steps: a rapid audit and stakeholder engagement. Learn how these early moves bring clarity, uncover hidden savings, and set the foundation for smarter upgrades in aging commercial buildings.
Octavian Vasilovici
Jun 172 min read
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The Smart Building Owner’s Roadmap: How to Unlock the Hidden Potential of Your Aging Commercial Property
Your mid-life building isn’t a liability—it’s potential waiting to be unlocked. Optibuild’s 5-phase roadmap guides you through smarter strategy, investment, and performance.
Octavian Vasilovici
Jun 103 min read
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Build First, Subsidize Second: A Smarter Way to Fix Canada’s Housing Crisis
Canada’s housing programs were designed to fix affordability—but many developers say they’re doing the opposite. This article explores how rigid rent mandates are killing rental projects, shrinking supply, and pushing builders out of the game—and what smarter, market-aligned policy could look like instead.
Octavian Vasilovici
Jun 34 min read
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If Your Consultant Doesn’t Ask What Keeps You Up at Night, You’ve Hired the Wrong One
If your consultant doesn’t ask what keeps you up at night, you’ve hired the wrong one. Here’s how empathy earns trust and drives smarter decisions.
Octavian Vasilovici
May 272 min read
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Mid-Life Commercial Buildings: Smart Strategies to Boost Value, Cut Emissions, and Stay Competitive
Owners of aging commercial buildings can cut costs, boost sustainability, and increase tenant value—if they invest strategically.
Octavian Vasilovici
Apr 223 min read
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The Messy Reality of Construction: Why Projects Run Late and Blow the Budget—And What You Can Actually Do About It
Delays and budget blowouts are the norm in construction. Here’s why—and how owners can stay in control through the chaos.
Octavian Vasilovici
Apr 83 min read
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The AI Revolution in Commercial Buildings: Smarter, Greener, More Efficient
AI is transforming commercial buildings, making them smarter, greener, and more efficient. Here’s how AI is reshaping the built environment.
Octavian Vasilovici
Mar 42 min read
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The Master Systems Integrator: The Key to Energy and Carbon Reduction in Laboratories
Labs consume massive energy—but smart integration reduces waste. Learn how a Master Systems Integrator optimizes efficiency & lowers carbon.
Octavian Vasilovici
Feb 183 min read
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The Hidden Costs of Binary Thinking—and How to Overcome Them
Break free from binary thinking in the building industry. Discover how a holistic approach leads to smarter, more sustainable decisions.
Octavian Vasilovici
Feb 43 min read
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Urgent Updates: What You Must Know About the 2024 CMHC MLI Select Changes
Stay ahead of the 2024 CMHC MLI Select changes—key updates impact developers, lenders, and investors. Learn how to navigate them effectively
Octavian Vasilovici
Jan 293 min read
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Inaction Has a Price: Unlock the ROI of Smarter Building Management
Delaying building upgrades costs more than you think. Unlock savings, improve performance, and stay ahead with smarter building strategies.
Octavian Vasilovici
Dec 16, 20243 min read
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