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CondoBusiness
Drone use comes with flight risks for condos
A drone can capture data about the building structure as it scales the envelope, but consider too the images or video it could unintentionally capture.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A role for employees in workplace pest prevention
Facility managers might be surprised to find out how often an employee accidentally introduces pests in the office.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Existing asbestos stockpile raises concerns
Although Canada is finally banning asbestos-containing products for good by 2018, the government hasn’t yet clarified issues related to existing asbestos.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Building a business case for, with IT solutions
As facility management and information technology become increasingly intertwined, there are business cases to be made both for and with IT solutions.
Canadian Property Management
Research challenges current green roof standards
Flooding is giving rise to new research on how green roof performance metrics can better manage water capacity.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Hidden costs of custodial injuries
Cleaning contractors and facility managers that hire their own cleaning staff are often not aware of hidden costs that can result from custodial injuries.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
No vacancy for pests in hotels
With the right strategy in place, hotels can put out the “no vacancy” sign for pests and help ensure guests have a pleasant stay.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Backup power critical to hurricane preparedness
The start of hurricane season is around the corner and it’s important that facilities are prepared.
CondoBusiness
Sniffing out culprits for odour complaints
Scents associated with cigarette smoke, cooking and the garbage chute are among the most common odours complaints received by building managers.
CondoBusiness
Reliable Elevators Act passes second reading
If it becomes law, the Reliable Elevators Act would require maintenance contractors to restore out-of-service elevators within 14 days in most buildings.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Utility savings fund Saskatoon hospital upgrades
After completing significant hospital upgrades last year, Royal University Hospital is now doubling the expected savings from energy improvements.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
How to prolong the lifespan of lighting systems
Along with the direct energy savings that LEDs offer, facilities are also realizing cost savings by prolonging their lighting system through best practices.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Toronto Community Housing in crisis
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.
Canadian Property Management
Retail leader buckles down on EV range anxiety
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.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Infection control downplayed in surface selection
Staff continue to face challenges with cleaning, disinfecting and infection control because purchase items often don’t meet PIDAC best practices.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Keeping the dirtiest pests out of foodservice areas
To avoid negative publicity, it’s important to be aware of the dirtiest pests that are the greatest risk to your restaurant area.
Canadian Property Management
Net positive energy office set to rise in Waterloo
In Waterloo, Ontario, workers are installing wells for a geo-exchange system that will heat and cool a new net positive energy office development.



