Retrofits to remedy energy losses through the building envelope are sometimes based on assumptions and uncertainty.

It is critical that FMs be part of a back-to-work strategy to voice their ideas, suggestions and areas for improvement that can all be applied going forward.

Circadian lighting plays a special role in facilities management as long-term care homes and schools increasingly look to enhance wellbeing among seniors and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Facility management affects a significant component of total lifetime embodied carbon.

After many conversations and much planning, the agency has recently started allowing employees to come back into the workplace.

A much anticipated, and unfinished, addition to St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto was fast-tracked to keep pace with a fast-moving pandemic.

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One area where cohesive design is becoming increasingly important is residential healthcare, which encompasses memory care and mental health.

Staying on top of daily tasks in facility management becomes even more complicated when FMs have to plan for external circumstances beyond their control.

Sunnybrook Hospital has become the first healthcare facility in Toronto to welcome honeybees to its 100-acre property.

Commuters’ willingness to jump on the bus, light-rail car or subway is expected to be a driving factor in repopulating office space in some major North American markets, including Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

Humans are naturally social creatures. So why shouldn’t our built environment be designed to accommodate and encourage this natural state of being?

Collaborative spaces will take on new importance as flexibility remains a key factor moving forward when reinventing and reopening the workplace.

COVID-19 is expected to push cobotics to the forefront of cleaning as facilities prioritize health and safety more than ever.

Workplace technology like occupancy analytics will take on greater relevance as facilities strive to become more productive and healthy.

The facility brings together a multi-purpose satellite fire station, a live-fire training building, and a municipal emergency operations centre.