Property Management
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Accessibility, ergonomics and AODA compliance
As of 2015, anyone renovating or constructing a public space must meet new building code requirements. Here's how one company achieved AODA compliance.
CondoBusiness
The condominium as workplace
Condominiums are homes, and for the managers, security personnel, housekeeping staff and contractors who keep them in good order, they are also workplaces.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Measuring productivity amid digital disruption
In the competitive global marketplace, investors and building owners must focus more on the workers inside buildings, not just the buildings themselves.
Canadian Property Management
Real estate value tied to human behaviour
While demographics are a way to predict some uncertainties that await an aging real estate industry, understanding human values is a more accurate compass.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Lighting the path to improved pest management
Most facility managers don’t consider pest management when designing and installing lighting systems in and around their properties, but they should.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
An affordable remedy to a national crisis
Affordable housing shortages for working Canadians have hit critical levels in most major cities across Canada. For years, grim statistics of growing waitlists far outpacing the number of affordable rental units under construction have made headlines nation-wide. Despite the alarming numbers, not much in the way of viable, sustainable solutions have been presented. That is, until now...
Canadian Facility Management & Design
The mental health link to workplace productivity
Organizations could reduce workplace productivity losses by nearly half if they addressed the three types of barriers employees face in accessing mental health care, finds a CAMH study published in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Canadian Property Management
How to increase operational excellence
Increasing operational excellence is even more significant amidst a real estate market with fewer investment opportunities.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Managing your property as an asset
For years, the purpose-built rental industry has followed the same general practises. As building managers, developers and financiers, we tend to focus on the lease-up,
CondoBusiness
Insight into window replacement in condos
Window replacement can be expensive, involved and intrusive. It's important to answer four questions before beginning this kind of project in a condo.
Canadian Property Management
Sherway Gardens remakes shopping experience
Sherway Gardens unveiled its new north expansion this week that reflects the changing landscape of retail in Canada and creates more of a mall 'experience.'
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Maximizing your digital marketing strategy
With technology advancements making online experiences better than ever, many forward-thinking landlords and property management firms have already transitioned into the digital space, directing more dollars toward digital marketing and creating sophisticated websites that are responsive and mobile-friendly.
CondoBusiness
Accommodating mental illness in condos
Accommodating mental illness in a condominium setting is no trifling obligation. Cases show that the courts prefer creative solutions over forced sales.
CondoBusiness
The long-term costs of lowering maintenance fees
Maintenance fees are currently a hot topic. Some suggest lower fees improve affordability and resale value; others warn of potential long-term consequences.
Canadian Property Management
BOMA Canada honours industry’s best
Commercial real estate professionals across Canada gathered in Québec City for the Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada National Awards gala.
CondoBusiness
Why regularly scheduled exterior care matters
An expert explains why regularly scheduled exterior care matters for condos, whether high-rises or townhouses.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
RFPs: The cost of outdated specs
What building owners and managers don’t know about the changing world of the professional cleaning industry may be costing them.




