Management
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Case study: Capital planning at CFB Esquimalt
VFA Canada's Susan Anson recently shared how CFB Esquimalt, Canada's west coast navy base, developed a mission-centred capital planning model.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Energy efficiency standards generate debate
Green building sector defends energy efficiency standards after Fraser Institute calls them cost inefficient and promotes direct emission caps at GHG source
CondoBusiness
Smoke-free movement makes inroads in condos
A recent court case shows that the movement to make Ontario smoke-free has made significant inroads in condos.
Canadian Property Management
Business continuity to curtail water damage
Disaster recovery contractors are able to minimize fire and water damage if property managers have organized a clearly defined decision making process.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Lessons from the rise of co-working centres
The popularity of co-working centres has less to do with the physical environment and more to do with people, which has implications for large companies.
CondoBusiness
Province reveals proposed Condo Act reforms
Today stakeholders got a first glimpse of proposed legislation that would reform the Condo Act, as the legislation was introduced at Queen's Park.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Expanding the frontiers of universal design
Universal design encompasses much more than physical accessibility, as three Interior Designers of Canada members recently explained in a panel discussion.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
BOMA BESt results show performance gains
BOMA BESt participants demonstrate long-term commitment to the environmental performance assessment program with a flurry of building re-certifications in 2014.
CondoBusiness
Communication tips for condo communities
Owners often accuse boards of directors of being too secretive. Two property management professionals share their communication tips for condo communities.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
MURB sector favours alternative to BOMA BESt
Ontario's Certified Rental Building program adds green standards, while BOMA BESt's multi-residential participation rate declines.
CondoBusiness
Pavement maintenance for pothole season
Property managers face a wide variety of solutions to repair and replace failing asphalt. An expert walks through five pavement maintenance fixes.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Why LEED certification is becoming an essential
As LEED certification increasingly matters to tenants’ employees, sound environmental stewardship has moved from a nice-to-do to a must-do for many companies.
Canadian Property Management
Real estate industry ponders new government
Real estate owners, managers and investors contemplate the impact of the surprising change in Alberta's provincial government.
Construction Business
Resolving disputes by arbitration
Construction contracts often call for disputes to be “finally resolved” by way of arbitration in order to exert some control over the process, keep disputes out of the public record, and manage costs.
Canadian Property Management
Tenant demand propels sustainable measures
The more human aspect of sustainability was the focus of a recent discussion on tenant demands for green space, at Toronto’s Green Real Estate Conference
CondoBusiness
Ontario case spotlights unapproved alterations
A recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision has shone a spotlight on a problem condominium corporations occasionally face: unapproved alterations.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Four lessons in communication for FMs
Skillful communication is critical to success in a variety of FM activities. Here are four lessons gleaned from experts at a recent IFMA Toronto event.




