As of 2015, anyone renovating or constructing a public space must meet new building code requirements. Here's how one company achieved AODA compliance.

In the competitive global marketplace, investors and building owners must focus more on the workers inside buildings, not just the buildings themselves.

Most facility managers don’t consider pest management when designing and installing lighting systems in and around their properties, but they should.

Organizations could reduce workplace productivity losses by nearly half if they addressed the three types of barriers employees face in accessing mental health care, finds a CAMH study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Kitchener Public Library’s $40-million renovation and expansion, completed in September 2014, responded to a new digital reality.

Despite proof that employee engagement is critical to successful business change, organizations pay scant attention to the people dimension of change.

In a bid to optimize its real estate portfolio, the City of Toronto has kicked off a pilot office modernization program with a target of 10 to 15-per-cent cost savings.

Commercial real estate professionals across Canada gathered in Québec City for the Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada National Awards gala.

Period load testing may be costly, but leaving a facility in the dark is costlier. An expert explains how to fix generator problems before outages occur.

What building owners and managers don’t know about the changing world of the professional cleaning industry may be costing them.

The search for tech solutions that will address all priorities competing for limited capital has led some to put the technology “cart before the horse”.

With corporate wellness amenities on the incline in Canada, an expert offers tips for developing successful fitness facilities and programming.

The concept of district energy has gained new interest after being identified as a key measure towards helping cities significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Experts share how facility managers can fully capture the benefits made available in BIM throughout the building life cycle.

Mobile monitoring apps have made property surveillance more flexible than ever before, helping to increase tenant satisfaction and protect property value.

Many properties continue to fail in frequently monitoring their utility and energy consumption outside of the reporting scopes of building certifications.

ASHRAE says new research suggesting its thermal comfort standard relies on a gender-biased model is an incorrect interpretation.