The TSSA recently lifted the requirement to undertake certain upgrades to the controls of single-speed elevators, but it doesn’t mean building owners should abandon modernization.

Directors, property managers and residents often hesitate when they first face the potential of having a hard conversation. How mediation concepts can help.

The CaGBC is working to spearhead the next evolution of green building with the launch of its Zero Carbon Building Standard.

The intrusion detection system (IDS) is slowly being incorporated into integrated security solutions in condominiums.

Provincial authorities are preparing to introduce requirements relating to sound transmission due to deficiencies that could cut down on noise complaints.

In recent years there has been significant growth in the adoption of cloud-based software among tech-savvy condo communities and property managers.

Toronto is North America’s fastest growing tech market, outpacing New York and San Francisco combined.

A condo corporation was reported to have enacted a rule which, among other things, sought to limit the ability of residents to complain to the condominium.

Colliers International just moved more than 220 employees into its sprawling new headquarters in downtown Toronto.

With mixed-use communities on the rise, sub-metering is more relevant than ever. It allocates utility costs to shared areas and units based on consumption.

A few years ago, an aging mall in Midland, Ontario, was left struggling like many enclosed shopping centres across Canada.

HST has been flying under the radar and could become a potentially significant liability for condo corporations.

Cleaners, security guards, parking attendants and building-specific food service workers could attain union certification through a streamlined one-step process if proposed amendments to Ontario's Labour Relations Act are adopted.

With summer just around the corner, here are some tips for facilities managers to consider when preparing their commercial buildings to beat the heat.

Colliers' National Retail Report highlights the Q1 retail market and explains how all malls in Canada will undergo some fundamental structural change.

A drone can capture data about the building structure as it scales the envelope, but consider too the images or video it could unintentionally capture.

Flooding is giving rise to new research on how green roof performance metrics can better manage water capacity.