Institutional

IAQ

HSC & Green Seal unite on standard for IAQ in schools

The standard will be the centrepiece of a program to help school facility management transform health and sustainability.
GBAC

GBAC publishes IAQ infection prevention strategy paper

The paper addresses several strategies for improving indoor air quality in facilities such as schools, restaurants, convention centres & gyms.
IAQ

Braving the great indoors: IAQ solutions for higher education

It’s more important than ever to keep students, staff, and the community healthy.
IAQ

3 ways schools can address poor IAQ

Three steps that school administrators can take immediately at little or no added cost to help improve and protect the IAQ in their facilities.
long-term care

Cleaning for health and hygiene in long-term care

Tackling the top three challenges facing environmental staff.
healthcare facilities 

Guidelines inform resilient healthcare facilities 

Newly released guidelines offer a standard for approaching the planning and designing of healthcare facilities from a resiliency perspective.
TikTok challenge

Destructive TikTok challenge creating work for school cleaners

The "devious licks" trend, wherein students vandalize school washrooms, is placing a greater strain on cleaning staff.
infections

Rates of other hospital-acquired infections increasing

A new report attributes a rise in other infections to a "laser focus" on COVID-19 and exhausted and overworked staff.
hospital staffing

B.C. begins bringing hospital staffing back in-house

B.C. says the move is an attempt to improve wages and work environments and make frontline work more desirable.
carpet cleanliness

How carpet cleanliness creates confidence

83 per cent of respondents to a new Whittaker/Harris Poll survey say well-maintained carpet improves their confidence in a facility.
COVID-19 vaccines

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines on university campuses: An obvious solution or a problem?

Universities need to consider what a gentler return to campuses might look for students this time around compared to 2020.
campus cleanliness

Campus cleanliness now a core concern in college selection

Rarely considered before the pandemic, the cleanliness of a college has become a key determining factor for parents.
Sunnybrook

Healthcare facilities management market to grow extensively

Contributing factors include an increase in the occurrence of chronic diseases, rising global healthcare expenses, and increasing medical tourism.
risk of infection

Silver foil can affect risk of infection in hospitals

Researchers found the risk of contamination on foil-covered high-touch surfaces was significantly lower.
Healthcare Housekeepers Association

Healthcare Housekeepers Association expands across Canada

The Ontario Healthcare Housekeeping Association (OHHA) has rebranded as the Canadian Healthcare Housekeepers Association (HHA).
VRCA trades

Vancouver’s largest seismically safe school underway

Construction has begun on Eric Hamber Secondary school, the largest seismic school replacement project in Vancouver’s history.
ventilation standard

ASHRAE updates healthcare facility ventilation standard

The 2021 edition delivers critical guidance for designers and operators of these frontline facilities and incorporates 17 changes to the standard.