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retail

Smart tech retrofits revitalize aging retail spaces

Aging retail buildings, once the backbone of bustling commercial districts, are now environmental and financial liabilities.
neurodiversity

Neurodiversity claims workplace design spotlight

As workplaces respond to evolving employee preferences, attention is turning to an overlooked source of talent: neurodivergent employees.
TMU

A new prescription for campus design at TMU

Toronto Metropolitan University's new medical school has transformed a former civic centre into a hub for healthcare education. It's tackling a doctor shortage while bringing the local community into the heart of a campus for services.
FM

FM pros rethink job satisfaction

Job satisfaction in facilities management is rarely discussed, yet it has never been more important, especially given the essential nature of the work involved.
Indigenous Peoples

Workforce barriers persist for Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous participation in Ontario’s economy is vital for advancing both community prosperity and broader business growth. Yet many Indigenous people face persistent barriers to education and employment.
Vancouver

Vancouver rec facilities face decommissioning risk

Recreational facilities across Vancouver face higher operating costs and lagging service delivery in the absence of a capital asset management framework.
FM

Study spotlights FM value in early project phases

Facility managers are often integrated into capital projects during the commissioning or post-occupancy phases, after critical decisions affecting long-term operations have been made.
harassment

N.S. requires workplace harassment policies by September

The policy aims to prevent and respond to physical and psychological harassment from co-workers, supervisors, and external sources such as clients, contractors and customers.
compliance

Digitizing compliance at Yonge Sheppard Centre

Besides fire code and occupational health and safety frameworks, restroom cleaning practices are now top of mind.

Transforming the Hazel McCallion Central Library

When the Hazel McCallion Central Library was added to the Mississauga Civic Centre in 1991, its postmodern aesthetic and dark layout remained primarily unchanged for nearly three decades.
Safety

Safety gaps flagged in Canadian workplaces

Most respondents who reported experiencing a work-related incident or illness (or knowing someone who has) say it was stress-related, with this figure being significantly higher in Canada.
religious

Repurposing Canada’s religious buildings

As church congregations dwindle across Canada and the cost to maintain their faith-built spaces increases, ideas abound for how to repurpose these buildings into potential
Trent

Trent U plans Canada’s largest mixed-use building

The growth of Trent University continues with a groundbreaking project. Construction has officially begun on Gidigaa Migizi College and the new Otonabee College residence.
technology

Report explores current state of FM technology

Sourcing the right technology is becoming increasingly crucial for facility managers who oversee understaffed teams while facing more work orders.
visual merchandising

Retail spaces harness visual merchandising

Visual merchandising focuses on two critical elements as part of space planning: zone planning and fixture layouts.
Centennial

Library reno reinvents modernist school building

For more than 70 years, Centennial College’s Story Arts Centre has occupied a restored Toronto’s Teachers’ College building, designed by Peter Dickinson who played a pivotal role in developing mid-century modern architecture in post-World War II Canada.
property crime

Property crime trends call for increased safety

Property crime rates, while still historically low, are on the rise and becoming a great concern in large Canadian cities.