Content marketing is a fast-growing practice that can help property management companies get noticed and demonstrate the added value they offer.

Quebec’s voluntary retirement savings plans (VRSPs) to capture workers not formally enrolled in company pension or group retirement savings plans.

An energy audit is the logical first step in helping to reduce a facility’s utility costs and carbon footprint, and justify capital expenditures. Here are 10 things every building manager should know before embarking on an energy audit.

The Building Energy Quotient program introduces a scoring system and database that will allow participants to compare their building’s performance ...

The most effective pest control method is an integrated pest management (IPM) system, which takes proactive sanitation and facility maintenance steps to help prevent pest issues before they occur. Reducing the need for reactive chemical ...

Concierge Plus is an online community portal designed to help property management carry out specific administrative tasks while connecting to residents ...

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

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 ...

Since the first Canadian energy efficiency regulation that phased out a handful of inefficient general service fluorescent lamps (GSFL) was introduced in 1995, there has been steady progress in the availability of more efficient lighting solutions ...

A good way to assess the health of a reserve fund is to use an annual funded ratio (AFR) – the three-year moving average from the reserve fund starting ...

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 ...

Dysfunctional condominium boards are characterized by the inability or unwillingness of directors to work together for the benefit of the condo corporation and the owners who elected them. The reasons for the dysfunction are complex ...

In Ontario, it is unclear which statutory warranty period applies to the occurrence of falling glass given the lack of specific case law and Tarion direction.

It’s important to have a comprehensive emergency response plan (ERP) in place before disaster strikes. The longer an issue is not resolved, the bigger ...

Appraisers have been slower to recognize the value of energy efficiency and other green features that many owners, property managers and investors now factor into the inherent worth of a building. The gap in perception can complicate ...

Cloud computing is a popular concept these days for both large and small businesses as it provides many benefits over traditional internal server-based ...