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religious

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Repurposing Canada’s religious buildings

As church congregations dwindle across Canada and the cost to maintain their faith-built spaces increases, ideas abound for how to repurpose these buildings into potential
Ontario

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

New legislation affects Ontario’s restroom cleaning practices

Starting July 1, 2025, a new requirement will be enforced for all employers in the province of Ontario. Adopted as part of Bill 190 –
Trent

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Trent U plans Canada’s largest mixed-use building

The growth of Trent University continues with a groundbreaking project. Construction has officially begun on Gidigaa Migizi College and the new Otonabee College residence.
Reality lags government downsizing ambitions

Canadian Property Management

Reality lags government downsizing ambitions

The Canadian government has made slow progress in downsizing its real estate portfolio and is carrying hundreds of millions of dollars in undue annual costs for sparsely occupied and obsolete office space.
technology

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Report explores current state of FM technology

Sourcing the right technology is becoming increasingly crucial for facility managers who oversee understaffed teams while facing more work orders.
AI rent-setting software

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Algorithmic rent-setting under scrutiny

The ongoing legal storm around the AI-driven rent-setting software YieldStar could result in the widespread ban of these tools in Canada and the U.S.
Shaky ENERGY STAR status a cross-border worry

Canadian Property Management

ENERGY STAR status a cross-border worry

Reference in U.S. statute makes the ENERGY STAR program resistant to a sudden takedown, but still vulnerable to coordinated efforts through legislative channels.
Illegal drug activity could ensnare landlords

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Illegal drug activity could ensnare landlords

Proposed Ontario legislation targets landlords who knowingly permit or possess proceeds from the production or trafficking of controlled substances within premises they control.
Climate perils inspire new investment products

Canadian Property Management

Climate perils inspire new investment products

Climate perils are pushing insurers to explore new ways to diversify risk, likewise inspiring new investment products.
Centennial

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Library reno reinvents modernist school building

For more than 70 years, Centennial College’s Story Arts Centre has occupied a restored Toronto’s Teachers’ College building, designed by Peter Dickinson who played a pivotal role in developing mid-century modern architecture in post-World War II Canada.
modular housing

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Making the move to modular

As the technology advances, and governments continue to invest in innovative building solutions, modular construction is on the rise.
Data centre investment rests on solid energy

Canadian Property Management

Data centre investment rests on solid energy

Canada could be well positioned to capture more data centre investment if the United States government continues to antagonize its trade partners.
solar

CondoBusiness

Solar-powered condo living at The Well

The 1,080-square-foot residence is said to be the developer’s most eco-friendly model yet—where health and wellbeing meets reduced energy use and carbon emissions through innovative technologies.
Condo

CondoBusiness

Condo corporations brace for increased costs

Many condo corporations have already seen much higher prices for capital projects. How will the trade war create further impacts?
trade

Canadian Facility Management & Design

FMs ponder procurement amid trade war

Facility management professionals are preparing action plans in light of potential tariff impacts and sharing how the situation is creating unity within the sector.
burnaby

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Burnaby rec centre transcends dated ice arenas 

Windowless cold arenas are a thing of the past at the newly opened Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre in Burnaby, B.C. Inside the 91,999-square-foot community hub,
tariffs

Canadian Facility Management & Design

FM industry preps for fallout of tariffs

The U.S.-imposed tariffs on Canadian goods and Ottawa’s retaliatory measures will impact facility management across North America.