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Canadian suppliers lauded for clean earnings
Product and service suppliers to the property and facilities management sector are among eight publicly listed Canadian companies ranked for highest global revenues tied to low-carbon business activities.
How FMs can leverage data in 2021
IoT platforms that use overhead sensors, booking data, and smartphone space-reservations to pull analytics, are increasingly playing a key role in supporting the growing data-driven workplace.
Facility managers turn to augmented reality
Nearly three-quarters (73 per cent) of surveyed facility managers expect to implement AR technology over the next two years.
FM leaders share career-boosting advice
FM leaders reveal the obstacles they overcame to attain their higher-level positions and how future professionals can follow suit.ƒƒ
Adapt today, optimize tomorrow
Four solutions for a smarter, safer, and cleaner building as cleaning and maintenance is reinvented.
Why FMs can’t sell ideas to senior management
Facility managers require resources to accomplish tasks, but other departments within the organization need the same and limited resources.
New chapter for Edmonton Public Library
The Edmonton Public Library recently revamped its flagship branch: the Stanley A. Milner Library.
Fire code updates demand steady upkeep
Although they increasingly rely on professional service providers to keep up with the complexities of compliance, owners/managers ultimately carry the responsibility for life safety and bear the brunt of enforcement.
COVID-19 related investment unveiled
The commercial real estate, facilities management and construction/retrofit sectors appear poised to capture a share of the spending announced in the Canadian government’s fall economic statement.
Innovative workspaces reinvent Royal Bank Plaza
The Royal Bank Plaza is now looking to entice a new generation of tenants—small- to medium-sized tech companies.
The rise of the hybrid office
Ultimately, the hybrid office will have at its heart a planning principle based on people rotating in and out of the office, with flexible schedules they have more control over than ever.
Rethinking the demands of facility operations
Facility owners and managers must rethink the demands of existing operations and systems to deal with rapidly fluctuating capacity.
Green goals in pest control are worth setting
Green initiatives are more than a trend. Many industries are putting greater emphasis on ensuring products are sourced and processed in an environmentally conscious manner
Niagara Welland Commons comes to light
Crafted into a mix of interconnected brick buildings circa 1970, Niagara Welland Commons brings natural light to a decades-old campus.
Examining ergonomic impacts to sanitation staff
Increased cleaning frequencies and heavy waste removal due to the use of more disposable commodities means the bodies of essential workers are taking a beating.
Real estate makes space for climate capitalism
The 2020 race2reduce field boasts more than 1,730 buildings encompassing 248 million square feet of space in common areas and tenant premises — an increase from 650 buildings covering 95 million square feet in 2019.
Three types of empathy for workplace leaders
In their 2019 Workplace Empathy survey, technology firm Businessolver discovered that 82 per cent of employees would consider leaving their job for a more empathetic organization,