Facility Management
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Cost-effective interiors for healthcare facilities
Even though interior design is often first to be cut from a healthcare facility’s budget, it is perhaps one of the most important investments its
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Delineating where private property rights end
The City of Toronto is investigating the use of visual aids to delineate where private property rights end and public property begins. The move follows
Canadian Facility Management & Design
How to make a winning business case
An FM needs a winning business case — a form of story — to secure needed capital funding. Tell a powerful facilities story by taking these four steps.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Mobilizing building information modeling
Properly implemented building information modeling can put critical facility information at the touch of the fingertips via smartphone or tablet.
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Chemical management for green cleaning
The first step in a green cleaning program is often to switch from traditional to green cleaning chemicals. What facility managers may not realize is
Canadian Facility Management & Design
The rise of height-adjustable tables
Height-adjustable tables are rising to the occasion as evidence that prolonged static postures have a range of negative health consequences mounts. Although not new, the
Canadian Facility Management & Design
T.O.’s energy reporting consultations set for fall
City of Toronto staff have set out a fall to winter timeframe for consultations on the development of a proposed energy reporting bylaw for large buildings.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Accommodating an aging workforce
Accommodating an aging workforce through ergonomic improvement processes and training programs benefits employees old and young.
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Improving building performance with big data
Buildings have been producing data since their first energy bills were delivered, but until recently, collecting and analyzing building data was difficult, timely and costly.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Measuring success in sustainability initiatives
Whether they are property owners or tenants, many organizations are taking steps to green their commercial real estate. What fewer organizations are doing is measuring
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Perceived building costs prevent conservation
A recent survey reveals that Canadian business leaders generally undervalue the return on investment from energy efficiency.
Canadian Property Management
Case study: monitoring energy via smart meter
Lorina Keery of Colliers International explains how the company found savings by monitoring energy usage with smart meters in order to cut waste.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
4 tips to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning
To keep building occupants and staff safe, here are four tips to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning that property managers need to know.
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New sanitizers to prevent superbugs
Managers can prevent superbugs from spreading in facilities by using new anolyte sanitizers that don't allow viruses or bacteria to gain resistance.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Apartment rentals rise in slow housing market
Apartment rentals are going up in the U.S. amidst a slow housing market. But experts question whether the same trend is occurring in Canada.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Introducing change in the workplace
Successfully introducing change in the workplace is about more than co-ordinating logistics. Programs need to educate and engage employees.
CondoBusiness
How to prevent mould by controlling moisture
Implementinging a comprehensive moisture management strategy is key to prevent mould. It also reduces potential health risks and liability.



