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hybrid

Hybrid workplaces give rise to legal dilemmas

Organizations are kickstarting work models that reflect flexible preferences, but along with this culture shift comes new legal considerations and best practices for equitable treatment.
disabilities

Tapping into the disability purchasing market

Canadians with disabilities make up the largest potential market of consumers, clients, employees and homeowners, with an annual buying power of $25 billion.
human factors

Workers now expect more from employers — a human factors approach can help

People are now looking to see if the organizations they work for align with their personal health needs.
Passive House

Inside a Passive House first in Surrey, B.C.

Designing the ​​Clayton Community Centre to become Passive House certified for ultra-low energy use was no easy feat, especially since the international standard had never been pursued for this type of facility in North America.
labour shortage

Supercharging FM teams during a labour shortage

How do you keep your FM team engaged and committed amidst a labour shortage when other companies are actively recruiting qualified candidates to join their workforce and leaving gaps in your FM operations?
risk management

Developing an asset approach to risk management

The facilities management industry has experienced numerous building science innovations, but risk management programs are still lacking.
Indigenous

Indigenous-led projects raise bar for city-building

The architects and developers behind some of Canada’s new Indigenous-focused projects are designing spaces that harmonize with their natural landscapes, setting a higher standard for how urban buildings impact the environment and their surrounding communities.
COVID

Strategies to reduce the risk of COVID in schools

Schools should implement these layered prevention strategies to mitigate the risks of COVID infection or transmission to the school community and beyond.
Ontario mulls its site redevelopment potential

Ontario mulls its site redevelopment potential

A centralized agency will be tasked with identifying provincially owned sites with redevelopment potential, placing a priority on new uses that align with infrastructure initiatives.
Psychological health

Psychological health of workers at lowest point

New findings revealed that general psychological health is currently at its lowest point in the last 22 months among Canadian workers.
Hospital

Robots rise to meet challenges facing hospitals

With increasing digitalization and pressures on operating costs and infection control, AGV systems will play a more significant role in the hospital setting.
surveillance

Ethics of workplace surveillance draws scrutiny

Organizations across Canada have increasingly turned to surveillance technologies during the pandemic as a way to monitor their employees' work behaviour.
labour

Ontario proposes pro-worker labour legislation

The real estate and property management industries may face particular hurdles with respect to implementing the proposed disconnecting from work policy.
workplace

Taking risk out of future workplace strategy

Right now, the world is awash with buzzwords, trends, and experts who claim they know exactly what the future workplace will look like.
hospital

Smarter care at Vaughan’s first hospital

Through the doors of Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital, the first hospital to ever rise in Vaughan, Ontario, life’s health challenges are met with comfort, safety and lots of natural light.
solar

Solar technology in Canada’s facilities sector

Though solar energy has been utilized for some time, adoption has been hampered by poor aesthetics, high price tags and slow production.
air filter

Maintaining schools for second pandemic winter

Every team should create a checklist, and then continually review their internal systems—floor by floor—to reveal any possible failure points.