Health & Safety
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Re-visiting office ergonomics for a safe return
For employees transitioning daily between different workstations, management may want to standardize equipment so employees can easily learn how to adjust equipment and not have to relearn each workstation type.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Collapsed high-rise spotlights structural safety
The recent collapse of a Florida residential building is an unimaginable tragedy that underscores the importance of structural safety and the consequences that could result from a failure.
Construction Business
Are your COVID safety plans good enough?
A construction site closure can happen even with the best COVID precautions and safety plans in place. Vigilance and due diligence are key.
CondoBusiness
Condos lag on fire code compliance
Fire plans may need an overhaul as the resident population ages, building systems are updated, and renovations alter the layout of floors or rooms.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Pandemic intensifies evolving role of FM
Facility managers are no longer viewed as a back-office function, but rather “a strategic instrument to attract and retain talent and create a great experience,”
CondoBusiness
Ontario advances elevator repair legislation
Ontario is kicking the dust off of elevator repair legislation, which was passed under the Liberal government in May 2018 but never proclaimed into law.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Weathering the 3rd wave of COVID-19
As COVID-19 variants surge throughout the country, what do the latest lockdown measures mean for residential landlords?
Canadian Apartment Magazine
New fee model for Ontario elevator licenses
The flat license rate will penalize mid-rise and high-rise owners with extra costs if an elevator passes the periodic inspection and does not require a follow-up. It will be a bargain if just one follow-up inspection is required.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
FM leaders share career-boosting advice
FM leaders reveal the obstacles they overcame to attain their higher-level positions and how future professionals can follow suit.ƒƒ
Canadian Property Management
Fire code updates demand steady upkeep
Although they increasingly rely on professional service providers to keep up with the complexities of compliance, owners/managers ultimately carry the responsibility for life safety and bear the brunt of enforcement.
Canadian Property Management
COVID-19 related investment unveiled
The commercial real estate, facilities management and construction/retrofit sectors appear poised to capture a share of the spending announced in the Canadian government’s fall economic statement.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Parcel deliveries create more woes for landlords
With many regions in the throes of a second lockdown and the holiday season well underway, landlords must have a sound policy on parcel deliveries.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
How will campuses change because of COVID-19?
Colleges and universities are questioning how much space will be needed in the future campus, how it will be operated, and how to make our built environment more healthy, sustainable and resilient.
CondoBusiness
On the move in the condo market
In the shadow of a possible second wave, realtors forge ahead with the new reality of buying and selling condos.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Virus hastens new tower at St. Michael’s Hospital
A much anticipated, and unfinished, addition to St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto was fast-tracked to keep pace with a fast-moving pandemic.
CondoBusiness
Condo communities build up resilience in 2020
With always evolving guidelines and pandemic uncertainty, building resilience in condo communities is more important than ever.
CondoBusiness
Condos see ‘significant shift’ in operations
There is a significant shift in the way condo corporations are managing common elements, noisy neighbours and condo meetings.