Facility Management
Canadian Property Management
Accessibility certification fills industry void
Much of the existing building stock falls short of the universal design ideal, but RHFAC can help owners/managers identify impediments to access and set priorities to address them.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Women’s College Hospital redeveloped
The redevelopment of Women's College Hospital helped support its mandate as Ontario’s first outpatient-only, women-focused hospital.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
High-tech security depends on best practices
Though technology is rapidly advancing, the simplest, yet most effective preventative measures stem from rudimentary security fundamentals.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Urbanization turbocharging pesticide resistance
Canada’s growing cities are fueling pesticide resistance as rodents, bed bugs and cockroaches better adapt to human environments.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
IT support vital to successful workplace strategy
As work-from-home policies become an increasingly common workplace strategy, technology can help bridge the physical distance between colleagues.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Eyestrain on the rise in modern workplaces
Complaints about visual discomfort including eyestrain have increased as workplaces have prioritized efficient lighting and outdoor views.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Prepping for flu season with the value of cleaning
Health officials won’t quite know what to expect until later this fall, but facilities should still brace themselves no matter what flu strain will spread.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Maintenance deemed a portal to innovation
Senior real estate executives reflected on evolving building technology as part of the kick-off to BOMEX 2017, earlier this fall in Toronto.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Warmer weather to boost fall rodent activity
Summer-like conditions this past September and now October may contribute to higher rodent activity in the fall season.
Canadian Property Management
Office buildings urged to be facilitators of change
Creative programming can add value to office buildings in an increasingly competitive leasing environment.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Don’t forget the outliers in office ergonomics
In many workplaces, multiple workers share the same desk or standing work counter. However, not all people are of equal size.
Canadian Property Management
BOMA Canada awards industry’s best
The Canadian commercial real estate industry gathered in the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto last night for the BOMA Canada National Awards.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
How to navigate lease extensions and renewals
Five tips for tenants as they review, negotiate and exercise lease extensions and renewals.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A sound alternative to window replacement
Hospitality-specific soundproofing solutions address the primary culprits of noise ingress — windows and patio doors — to cut external noise, without replacement or major renovation.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
What are millennials really like in the workplace?
Are millennials really the acclaim-craving, job-hopping, social-media junkies they have variously been portrayed as?
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Labeling change targets food waste
The terms “sell by” and “use by” are likely to be replaced on labeling with the new, voluntary term “best if used by” on many food products.
Canadian Property Management
Inside the Zero Carbon Building Standard
The CaGBC is working to spearhead the next evolution of green building with the launch of its Zero Carbon Building Standard.



