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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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.




