Capital Upgrades & Retrofits
Canadian Apartment Magazine
The hidden weak link in building records
As veteran facility managers retire, decades of building records and the knowledge behind them are vanishing, creating costly blind spots for owners and insurers.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario mulls new retrofit financing option
The Ontario government is proposing to open up a new financing option for energy and water efficiency upgrades in commercial and multifamily buildings.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Climate action at a crossroads
Two new reports from Desjardins provide both guidance and a pointed reminder of the headwinds building owners face on the path to decarbonization.
Canadian Property Management
Class B potential poised for extraction
A new stream of incentives to extract energy saving potential in Class B and C buildings dovetails with projections about their future competitiveness in a recovering office market.
Canadian Property Management
Green premium could be deep retrofit linchpin
The costs to achieve deep cuts in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions could crunch more favourably for capital budgeters with the promise of a green premium.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Occupational exposure registry a first in Canada
Ontario-based workers can now track their exposure to 11 hazardous substances through Canada’s first-ever occupational exposure registry (OER). The province’s newly launched online portal is
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Women could help close skilled trades labour gap
Women are significantly underrepresented in the skilled trades sector, which directly limits the pool of qualified workers that the facilities management industry depends on.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Resilience by design
Amid the challenges of 2025, Skyline Apartment REIT continued to show resilience, thanks in part to a disciplined approach to portfolio modernization.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Reinvesting for the future
As evidenced by the 2025 MAC Award winners, strategic capital upgrades are essential to sustaining long-term asset performance in today's uncertain market.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
FMs brace for rising workloads and tight budgets
The facility management industry is preparing for higher workloads, modest budget growth and a more deliberate approach to staffing and project risk over the next year.
CondoBusiness
Barriers stall deep energy retrofits in condo sector
Condominiums are among the fastest-growing types of housing, a trend that is particularly significant in a country where the built environment accounts for roughly 18 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A new prescription for campus design at TMU
Toronto Metropolitan University's new medical school has transformed a former civic centre into a hub for healthcare education. It's tackling a doctor shortage while bringing the local community into the heart of a campus for services.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Vancouver rec facilities face decommissioning risk
Recreational facilities across Vancouver face higher operating costs and lagging service delivery in the absence of a capital asset management framework.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Study spotlights FM value in early project phases
Facility managers are often integrated into capital projects during the commissioning or post-occupancy phases, after critical decisions affecting long-term operations have been made.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Repurposing Canada’s religious buildings
As church congregations dwindle across Canada and the cost to maintain their faith-built spaces increases, ideas abound for how to repurpose these buildings into potential
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Report explores current state of FM technology
Sourcing the right technology is becoming increasingly crucial for facility managers who oversee understaffed teams while facing more work orders.
CondoBusiness
Condo corporations brace for increased costs
Many condo corporations have already seen much higher prices for capital projects. How will the trade war create further impacts?



















