Through a combination of smart purchasing, maintenance programs and strategic planning, building managers ...

It appears the commercial mortgage-back securities market in Canada may be finally coming back to life.

Emergency plans should account for tenants' potential lack of preparedness and their need for information when ...

Property managers can lose thousands of dollars and clients due to birds roosting and nesting on their buildings.

A number of landlords are already receiving substantial returns on their investment from gutting old units ...

Three sales in the first half of 2013 point to an interesting trend in the apartment industry.

Delays in the rollout of many of the OPA's CDM programs have now necessitated a one-year extension to what was ...

The NRC recently completed a study that provides a better understanding of how fires develop and spread ...

Talks between Ontario’s elevator technician union and management cannot seem to get off the ground floor.

Toronto’s leadership in the industry is due to the fact that green roofs are not only encouraged but mandatory.

With spring in the air, now is the perfect time to consider landscaping plans for the whole year.

Across the province, property values increased an average of 67 per cent upon the recent reassessment ...

Waste heat recovery is an exciting renewable energy technology. Waste heat recovery units add to the efficiency of building energy needs ...

When a B.C. landlord faces repairs or renovations in a rental building, the decision to evict an existing tenant to ...

Toronto’s harmonized zoning bylaw draft is nearing completion and City staff is optimistic the rules will meet the approval of both Toronto council and property owners. But they may have reason to be wary; the City’s previous attempt at a ...

Hands-on tasks increasingly involve touch screens and an associated learning curve for many employees who joined the workforce in the analog age. This can be particularly true for commercial building operators and residential superintendents ...

To get the greatest value out of a LED lighting retrofit, ask about a manufacturer’s product testing, quality control and sustainability practices.