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CondoBusiness

Why radon testing should be on your radar

After smoking, radon exposure is the next leading cause of lung cancer. An expert walks through radon testing and mitigation strategies.

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Safety code tweaks allowable radiation levels

Health Canada adjusts some of its recommended thresholds for exposure to electromagnetic energy emitted from wireless communications

Building Strategies & Sustainability

WTO pushes open trade in environmental goods

Canada is among the nations currently negotiating a trade agreement for environmental goods

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canadian security strategy enlists landlords

Bill C-51, the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act, would give CSIS a broader mandate, including entry, search and installing equipment in buildings.

Canadian Property Management

Compliance with AODA lessens liability risk

Many of Ontario’s building owners and managers are now struggling to decipher requirements for barrier-free access in the Ontario Building Code (OBC), under the Accessibility

Canadian Property Management

Profit brings risk for condominium corporations

Federal scrutiny of tax exemptions could make profit risky for condominium corporations, industry and professional associations.

CondoBusiness

When political canvassers come knocking

Condo boards and staff can't restrict political canvassers from reasonably accessing condominiums during municipal, provincial or federal elections.

Canadian Property Management

Board and C-suite roles still elusive for women

Gender diversity efforts could soon become a mandated element of corporate governance disclosure for public ...

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Lighting efficiency on the agenda for 2014

A previously postponed phase-out of incandescent light bulbs is set to go in most Canadian provinces in 2014.

Canadian Property Management

Canadian clean tech funding renewed

The green building sector is one of the beneficiaries of the recent federal budget pledge to renew SDTC funding ...

Canadian Property Management

Caution afoot

Engineering and life safety specialists are currently examining stairwell concerns in preparation for possible new or revised rules that would be introduced in the 2015 National Building Code.
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Canadian Property Management

TV service providers to jostle in new markets

A recent decision from the CRTC puts TV service providers in a better position to compete in some commercial and institutional buildings.
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Canadian Property Management

Employers enlisted to prompt workers’ savings

Quebec’s voluntary retirement savings plans (VRSPs) to capture workers not formally enrolled in company pension or group retirement savings plans.
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Canadian Facility Management & Design

Saying goodbye to T12 fluorescents

Since the first Canadian energy efficiency regulation that phased out a handful of inefficient general service fluorescent lamps (GSFL) was introduced in 1995, there has been steady progress in the availability of more efficient lighting solutions ...
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Canadian Property Management

Status quo for security regulation

Publicly traded real estate companies will continue to deal with multiple securities commissions, according to a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling. The Court unanimously

Building Strategies & Sustainability

Anti-copying in design

Copyright is defined by Canada's Copyright Act as the sole right to produce or reproduce a work or any substantial part thereof in any material form.