Operations
Building a fall facility maintenance checklist that ticks all the boxes
As September comes to an end, it’s time to finalize your fall facility maintenance checklist. When winter arrives later in the year, it brings its
How to get your parking lot winter-ready
Don’t forget your parking lot as part of your fall maintenance plan.
Upgrade your facility with 2022’s biggest technology trends
Facility managers across all sectors are using industry innovation to improve productivity, streamline processes, and boost profits.
Designing the shopping experience of the future
New theories on retail centre on how experiences, convenience and a sense of community can draw people to a physical site.
Preventative HVAC maintenance tips for fall
Fall HVAC maintenance allows you to look ahead to upcoming spring repairs, budget spending for upcoming expenditures, and keep your building in its best shape for the coming year.
Why smart warehouses make sense
Take your building management to the next level by using technology to manage inventory and optimize day-to-day processes.
Electricity grid capacity a 2030 imperative
Electricity grid capacity is critical to enable the buildings and transportation sectors to move away from fossil fuels and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
How to prepare your facility for fall pests
As temperatures drop, buildings are vulnerable to pests looking for food and shelter from the outdoor elements.
Post-secondary students specify ideal workplace
Post-secondary students in Canada are banking on hybrid office models within their future workplace.
Technology, workers, and BSCs: Bridging the gap
Hallmark Housekeeping Services Senior VP Chris King discusses how technology can help ease the labour burden – as part of a multifaceted approach
Why facilities must be proactive to improve cyber security
Research found cyber attackers increased their targeting of internet-connected OT devices by 2,204% between January and September 2021.
Science on display at Memorial University
A blue whale skeleton, 25 metres long, suspends from the ceiling of Memorial University’s Core Science Facility—as though it is swimming in empty space.
8 essentials for worker safety
AFFLINK's Safety Supply Checklist outlines eight essentials for facility managers and workers.
Where do BSCs and PMs go from here?
A building service contractor and property management discussion on the present and the future was a cornerstone of the 2022 ISSA Show Canada program.
Deep retrofit logistics trip up on key products
Few of the existing building technologies projected to help dramatically curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have yet conquered their market categories
Coast Mountain College boosts Indigenous student housing
The three-storey building at Coast Mountain College replaced 40-year-old-student housing that was no longer fit for purpose.
Fuel-switching challenges expected to ease
Climate, cost and capacity pose fuel-switching challenges for building owners looking to curb greenhouse gas emissions in line with Canada’s target for a 40 per cent reduction below 2005 levels by 2030.
