Developers of multi-residential buildings can expect more pointed direction on their lighting choices as North American jurisdictions update their building regulations.

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

Cockroach infestations in schools are not uncommon. All it takes is one female with an egg case to start a population. Here are some prevention strategies.

Industry proponents of sustainability are looking beyond buildings and thinking on a larger scale with low-impact communities.

More work needs to be done to propel women into executive roles within the cleaning business and retain their talents, says a budding organization called

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

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

Two Winnipeg men have designed and built a prototype of a mobile pressure washing truck that sustainably sterilizes and deodorizes all garbage bins.

Eight technology trends have recently been flagged in a new global report, spanning various regions and industries, including real estate.

International Landscaping won a bid for Meadowvale North Business Park in Ontario and is now working on Canada’s largest electric landscaping project.

The entrance to the Pasadena Apartments may be one of few exterior clues as to the interior restoration that will transform the heritage-designated building.

The way to best protect properties from summer flooding is to develop and follow a well-thought out disaster plan, customized to the facility's location.

Cleaning technology trends are evolving to meet the needs of contractors and facility managers who strive to maintain sustainable spaces that reuse water.

Consumers snapped up 3,623 new high-rise homes in the GTA in May, making it the second-best month on record, next to November, 2011, reported BILD.

More performance data on the benefits of green stormwater infrastructure in extreme weather events is needed as it may be more effective than thought.

From green roofs and living walls there is an increasing need for biophilic design in buildings in relation to wellbeing, according to recent studies support this notion.

Opportunities to transform existing buildings into more energy efficient assets arise when forming a capital plan and thinking long-term.