Skillful communication is critical to success in a variety of FM activities. Here are four lessons gleaned from experts at a recent IFMA Toronto event.

An ergonomist helps narrow down the vast array of ergonomic products and services that are available to a list of five must-haves this year.

One-third of Canadian small business leaders said in a survey that they have no protocol in place for storing or disposing of confidential information. But there are simple steps they can take to mitigate their data breach risk.

The Smoke-Free Ontario Act and Toronto's smoking bylaws recently changed. A tobacco enforcement inspector shares what property owners and managers need to know.

No company wants to stop delivering critical services during disruptive incidents such as power outages. That's where the business continuity plan comes in.

Toronto has two changes to its sewers bylaw coming down the pipes that, if adopted, may trickle down to building owners and managers.

Capital and operating strategies across all real estate sectors are grounded in economic viability, technological capabilities, market demands and regulatory dictates. The changing landscape of

When properly maintained, terrazzo flooring can last a lifetime. Here's how facility managers can ensure these surfaces fulfill this potential.

By making 12 considerations, FM companies can help set the stage for a design-build-finance-maintain team's winning P3 bid.

The Quebec government has moved quickly to mandate sprinklers in seniors' homes following recommendations from Coroner Cyrille Delâge.

Canada is in the enviable position of being “water-rich,” according to a July 2013 Frasier Institute study. In 2011, it had the fourth-largest supply of

Airport cities, mindfulness programs and a phenomenon coined “rateocracy” are among the emerging forces shaping employees’ quality of life, according to Sodexo’s 2015 Workplace Trends

At one time or another, facility managers have all sought to find efficiencies, or to improve tenant experience or to correct a recurring problem in

The recent popularity of flexible spaces doesn’t mean traditional spaces should be abandoned altogether. Indeed, that there isn’t one perfect model for the workplace was

Nine years ago, Susan Richardson was working as an executive with a heavy travel schedule and on the verge of burnout. Richardson decided something had

Target will vacate 133 retail stores, plus industrial and office space after announcing the termination of its Canadian operations.

Most school administrators must grapple with the question of whether they’re paying too much for cleaning — usually when budget time comes around. And since