Property Meld brings new technologies to Property Management

Like many good success stories, Property Meld was the brainchild of two colleagues who saw a problem – in this case, coordinating maintenance work in rental communities – and came up with a solution. Co-founder Ray Hespen credits much of his company’s success to Ascent Innovation, a branch of the Rapid City Economic Development Foundation. Ascent provides an incubator, a building with spaces for startup companies such as Property Meld to gain a foothold as they attempt to establish a brand.

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Residential developers upping the ‘fun factor’ in their condo buildings

Calgary’s City Centre residential market is very competitive these days, which means developers are looking for ways to differentiate their new project from others. One method is to offer the latest and greatest amenities. For example, Calgary-based developer Battistella lists one of the amenities at their new condo project, “NUDE” is a “Community Coordinator.”

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Alberta developers embrace cutting-edge water conservation measures

A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of British Columbia has found that Alberta is embracing cutting-edge, alternative storm water management technologies. The province sits at the forefront of innovation and joins British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec in its widespread use of low-impact developments (LIDs) in urban planning and new community design.

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