Michael Laurie

Founder and president, Planit Engineering

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Michael Laurie

Founder and president, Planit Engineering

Mike Laurie, P.Eng. is the founder and president of Planit Engineering, a Canadian building measurement and building information company founded more than three decades ago. His work spans commercial building measurement, BOMA area certification, existing-building documentation and digital building information. He also serves as an expert witness on building measurement, floor area, BOMA standards and related CRE disputes. Planit works with Builtstream, a Canadian building technology company, on selected digital building information and intelligence initiatives.

Canadian commercial real estate has a data sovereignty problem

Michael Laurie Data National 1 hour ago

GUEST SUBMISSION: A name on a map seems like a small thing until somebody else changes it. Recently, a U.S. executive order renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America in the American federal names system. Canada's own record did not change.

Canadian commercial real estate has a data sovereignty problem

Michael Laurie Data National 1 hour ago

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