The start of hurricane season is around the corner and it’s important that facilities are prepared.

Scents associated with cigarette smoke, cooking and the garbage chute are among the most common odours complaints received by building managers.

So a facilities management supervisor wants to make the move to facilities manager. There are a few reality checks to consider first.

If it becomes law, the Reliable Elevators Act would require maintenance contractors to restore out-of-service elevators within 14 days in most buildings.

After completing significant hospital upgrades last year, Royal University Hospital is now doubling the expected savings from energy improvements.

Along with the direct energy savings that LEDs offer, facilities are also realizing cost savings by prolonging their lighting system through best practices.

A recent court decision may have opened the door to medical marijuana patients to grow a limited number of a marijuana plants in their condominium units.

It has been another tumultuous month for Toronto Community Housing, Canada’s largest social housing provider. The city-run entity with a $9-billion portfolio is once again facing criticism for failing in the upkeep of its 58,000 units.

CF's national electric vehicle charging program will add 45 networked chargers at 15 shopping centres, helping to ease range anxiety and ramp up EV sales.

High-pressure laminate is a practical yet stylish surfacing material, and new breakthroughs in resin technology add functional features.

Staff continue to face challenges with cleaning, disinfecting and infection control because purchase items often don’t meet PIDAC best practices.

A final version of the first set of rules under new legislation that will establish condo manager licensing is now available online.

To avoid negative publicity, it’s important to be aware of the dirtiest pests that are the greatest risk to your restaurant area.

In an effort to help increase the province’s supply of affordable housing and protect renters from what many are calling exorbitant rent hikes, the Ontario Government has announced a comprehensive package of measures in its just-released Fair Housing Plan.

In Waterloo, Ontario, workers are installing wells for a geo-exchange system that will heat and cool a new net positive energy office development.

The half-pixelated gear that hangs above the entryway symbolizes the output of Scotiabank’s new Digital Factory in Toronto.

3D and photo-realistic envisioning tools are nothing new, but they now allow changes to be made on the fly.