Management
CondoBusiness
When can condos enter bulk telecom contracts?
The courts recently reviewed the authority on which a condo corporation may rely in entering into a bulk services contract with a telecom provider.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
High-tech security depends on best practices
Though technology is rapidly advancing, the simplest, yet most effective preventative measures stem from rudimentary security fundamentals.
Canadian Property Management
Four growing commercial hubs in Toronto
The GTA's rising population and provincial investments will fuel growth at commercial hubs near future transit-oriented developments.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Urbanization turbocharging pesticide resistance
Canada’s growing cities are fueling pesticide resistance as rodents, bed bugs and cockroaches better adapt to human environments.
CondoBusiness
Workplace harassment not limited to Hollywood
Cultural attitudes are shifting such that workplace harassment is becoming impossible to ignore, including in condo communities.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
IT support vital to successful workplace strategy
As work-from-home policies become an increasingly common workplace strategy, technology can help bridge the physical distance between colleagues.
CondoBusiness
Simple design choices support accessibility
Condominium boards and managers have been increasingly seeking advice on how to make accessibility improvements in older buildings.
Canadian Property Management
How technology is leveraging asset management
A panel discussion at the Real Estate Strategy & Leasing Conference in Toronto this year examined how technology is changing asset management.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
‘No VOCs’ product claim not always what it seems
Building occupants may still be inhaling VOCs and other chemical emissions despite the use of eco-friendly products.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Eyestrain on the rise in modern workplaces
Complaints about visual discomfort including eyestrain have increased as workplaces have prioritized efficient lighting and outdoor views.
Canadian Property Management
Battling gender assumptions in the workplace
A recent webinar about women in business addressed overcoming gender stereotypes and social constructs in leadership.
CondoBusiness
Regulator will not actively seek complaints
The Condominium Management Regulatory Authority of Ontario (CMRAO) will not be "actively seeking" complaints about licensees, says chair Aubrey LeBlanc.
Canadian Property Management
Cities exhibit divergent property tax regimes
This annual look at the apportionment of the tax burden gives a more complete picture of the pressures on the commercial and multi-residential sectors than simply referencing property tax rates.
CondoBusiness
Builders abuzz about cannabis legalization
Ontario’s residential construction industry is anxiously awaiting tools from the province to help it uphold its workplace health and safety obligations when recreational cannabis becomes legal next year.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Precarious work takes toll on hotel housekeepers
A hotel housekeeper in Canada is estimated to assume 8,000 different body postures every shift. Repetitive motion injuries are common.
CondoBusiness
A director’s toolkit for renovation success
Given how much corporations are likely to invest in renovation projects, it’s important to set them up for success.
Canadian Property Management
Senior execs plumb real estate talent pool
Prominent senior real estate executives attempted to pin down the somewhat intangible concepts of leadership, team-building and inclusiveness during a panel discussion, earlier this fall in Toronto, to kick off BOMEX 2017.



