With the right strategy in place, hotels can put out the “no vacancy” sign for pests and help ensure guests have a pleasant stay.

After completing significant hospital upgrades last year, Royal University Hospital is now doubling the expected savings from energy improvements.

Staff continue to face challenges with cleaning, disinfecting and infection control because purchase items often don’t meet PIDAC best practices.

To avoid negative publicity, it’s important to be aware of the dirtiest pests that are the greatest risk to your restaurant area.

A recent survey of managers in Ontario indicates that about 40 per cent don’t realize the Ontario Electrical Safety Code applies to work in their buildings.

Protecting vital building systems that address comfort, usability, life safety, fire prevention and compliance with general occupancy requirements.

With 2017 underway, Ontario-based companies must now enact specific AODA requirements to ensure accessibility for employees and customers.

In heavy winter conditions, facility maintenance should include the application of ice melt to key walkways.

Workers in cold environments are at high risk of experiencing severe skin dryness, which is a serious issue often overlooked.

ASHRAE Standard 188, released in 2015, requires that buildings evaluate where Legionella growth may occur in all water and plumbing systems.

CNESST has published a notice of a draft regulation in the Gazette officielle concerning the use of ladders and stepladders at Quebec-based worksites.

Preventing avian collisions in urban settings may not be a maintenance priority, but municipal bird-friendly standards are only going to get tougher.

The newly released PRSM 2017 Trends Report highlights the various roles of facility managers in reta

Facilities still don’t perform frequent quality cleaning audits to meet goals, but innovators are developing more accessible and cost-effective tools.

The Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has offered a window into its renewal needs backlog by releasing facilities data for each of its school buildings.

A recent court decision to fine a property maintenance company for not protecting employees reveals health and worker safety training is still lacking.

Educational facilities are embracing green cleaning programs, where such use is pertinent because children are more vulnerable to environmental exposures.