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CANADIAN INDUSTRY ONLINE - DECEMBER 2015BGISSHAKING UP THE STATUS QUO: EMBRACING CHANGE ‘THE BGIS WAY’BGIS (formerly Brook eld Global Integrated Solutions) has spent more than 20 years developing a full range of unparalleled consulting, management and delivery services for corporate oc- cupiers of real estate. The company is part of Brook eld Business Partners (a listed partnership that includes indus- trial and business services companies).BGIS considers itself a game- changer in the world of real estate and facilities management. The company insists that as the world faces unprec- edented change, real estate and facility management service providers need to “be agile, exible and demonstrate an ability to approach the delivery of ser- vices differently.” In this respect, BGIS considers itself a true partner with cli- ents in key solution areas: facilities man- agement services, project delivery ser- vices, professional services, workplace solutions, and real estate management services. BGIS employs over 7,000 peo- ple globally, and manages more than 300 million square feet of client portfo- lios across 30, 000 + locations in North America, Europe, and Asia-Paci c.CIO had the opportunity to dis- cuss how this works with Gord Hicks, President and CEO, Americas, BGIS.Hicks is an advocate of the green build- ing movement, and works to help the industry to reduce its environmental footprint via work with the Corporate Knights Council for Clean Capitalism, the International Facilities Manage- ment Association (IFMA), and through BGIS’ An Inspired Future events. This year Hicks founded the Building Energy Innovators Council (BEIC), along with partners in industry including Schnei- der Electric, EnerNOC, CISCO, Phil- ips, and other like-minded organiza- tions—Hicks serves as Chair. According to BGIS, the BEIC is an industry-driven initiative to “accelerate the collabora- tion, innovation, and adoption of clean building technologies across Canada.”“The management teams from across the group are a tight set of leaders looking for ways to support each other.”8 |Canadian Industry Online | June, 2017