Making the right flooring choice and then installing and maintaining it properly can result in years of durable service and significant cost-savings.

Industrial electricity incentive program applicants may be eligible for a 70 per cent discount on electricity costs in return for creating one new ...

Manitoba is the first Canadian province to mandate automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in specific facilities.

Hard-surface flooring is often selected because it’s practical. However, this doesn’t mean it's impenetrable. Here are five of the most common hard-surface floor problems and tactical solutions to resolve them.

Today, it’s not enough to understand building maintenance; property managers need to also understand the need to maintain a building’s supply of healthy air. And the best way to learn to combat poor indoor air quality is to follow these three ...

Sound masking technology distributes an engineered sound throughout a space, providing precise control over the background level. It is designed to mask human speech and also covers up or reduces the impact of other types of noises.

There are many inexpensive, preventative measures that building managers and residents can take to improve the air they breathe.

Interest rates have defied expectations and stayed low for the past few years but there is nowhere else for these rates to go but up. Further, consider the average age of much of Canada’s rental apartment stock. These buildings aren’t getting ...

It is the responsibility of employers to ensure the rules governing the use of social media are clear and widely understood. This means educating staff on a ‘responsible use of technology’ policy or code of conduct and ...

The oversupply of North American-sourced natural gas and sluggish domestic demand has the potential to alter the landscape of the office leasing market in Calgary. This shift could bring much needed space ...

While often more expensive than traditional cleaning cloths and mopheads, microfibre products tend to be more absorbent, use significantly less chemicals and water, and clean surfaces more effectively.

Between May and August 2011, five panels of glass fell from balcony guards on the Festival Tower, a 41-storey condominium in downtown Toronto that was completed in 2010. Since then, residents of the Festival Tower have launched ...

When launching a significant change initiative, one of the biggest mistakes management makes is to view it as an event that happens at a single point in time. Accepting and then embracing change is a process, not an event.

While there are still quite a few organizations that prefer out-tasking to outsourcing, the number of organizations that now outsource has skyrocketed and the provision of these services has become intensely competitive.

Over the years, carpet warranties have changed considerably, limiting their liability. In some cases, the manufacturer will: specify what type of cleaning is appropriate to maintain the warranty; require cleaning receipts to indicate when and ...

Scam Detector is a free smartphone application that exposes in detail more than 550 of the world’s most notorious scams. The company behind the app also updates it regularly with the newest scams.

Human rights legislation in Ontario place practical constraints on what information an employer may collect during the hiring process.