Colliers International just moved more than 220 employees into its sprawling new headquarters in downtown Toronto.

Information technology is safety management, with rapid advances in cloud computing and data management technologies.

For now, market demand and the goodwill of employers are still the prime determinants of superintendents' working conditions.

With mixed-use communities on the rise, sub-metering is more relevant than ever. It allocates utility costs to shared areas and units based on consumption.

A few years ago, an aging mall in Midland, Ontario, was left struggling like many enclosed shopping centres across Canada.

HST has been flying under the radar and could become a potentially significant liability for condo corporations.

Cleaners, security guards, parking attendants and building-specific food service workers could attain union certification through a streamlined one-step process if proposed amendments to Ontario's Labour Relations Act are adopted.

With summer just around the corner, here are some tips for facilities managers to consider when preparing their commercial buildings to beat the heat.

Colliers' National Retail Report highlights the Q1 retail market and explains how all malls in Canada will undergo some fundamental structural change.

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.

Although Canada is finally banning asbestos-containing products for good by 2018, the government hasn’t yet clarified issues related to existing asbestos.

Flooding is giving rise to new research on how green roof performance metrics can better manage water capacity.

With the growing number of dogs in condos, DNA registration programs have become available that match unscooped waste to offending pooches.

With the right strategy in place, hotels can put out the “no vacancy” sign for pests and help ensure guests have a pleasant stay.

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

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

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.