Energy efficiency in highrise multi-residential buildings can be achieved through a variety of retrofits. However, one method that is often overlooked is ...

The Ontario Power Authority has introduced a number of new conservation programs to help consumers and businesses save money, better manage their electricity use, reduce their impact on the environment and help ensure the province has ...

The ISO 50001 energy management systems standard initially focuses more on commitment to performance than performance itself.

Core sunlighting is a system that gathers natural sunlight, concentrates it and delivers it deep into a building’s interior, not just the area along ...

Can a condo corporation enforce a bylaw infraction against an owner when it has not enforced the same infraction against others? The answer is "yes."

Recently, CMHC expanded its energy efficiency program features, increasing the maximum amount of its premium rebate from 10 to 15 per cent. The new program also allows for greater flexibility in underwriting, providing higher ...

A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) assists property managers in the daily coordination of repair efforts. With the emergence of cloud-based “software as a service,” an online CMMS has emerged, allowing residents ...

Many commercial building owners are turning to energy recovery ventilation technology that recovers energy on-site and reuses it to reduce the demand ...

Creating a successful space strategy involves understanding the company’s culture, its goals and staff work styles. Understanding the company’s corporate DNA is critical to creating the right space, coupled with the right ...

Studies have found there is a relationship between a computer user’s vision and the position and size of what’s on that person’s screen.

The key to deciding an aging building's fate is to understand, through accurate data and analysis, the condition, function and usage of the building.

Facility management is very complex. Here are 12 tips to help every facility manager get started in their new role.

The Ontario government has halted promised property tax relief for commercial and industrial ratepayers in Toronto, Hamilton and several other municipalities with a higher than

Inflation could bring added budgeting woes for Ontario’s rental housing landlords beginning in 2013, when the annual allowable rent increase will be capped at 2.5 per cent. This arises from a new amendment to the Residential Tenancies Act ...

Renovations can often make a building more energy-efficient; however, they can also exacerbate indoor health risks.

Recent research has found that bedbugs can carry bacteria that have historically proven lethal to humans. This has raised the bar for integrated pest control providers. They now must kill the bedbugs and the potentially deadly microbes they carry.

There are many aging irrigation systems that operate ineffectively. Thankfully, advances in technology mean many of the inefficiencies can be reduced or ...