Sustainability
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Evergreen targets carbon neutrality with retrofit
Evergreen is targeting carbon neutrality in the retrofit of its heritage-designated kiln building at Toronto’s Brick Works site.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario offers unequal electricity cost cuts
An expanded perk for the industrial sector is expected to shift a greater share of Global Adjustment costs onto commercial customers, particularly those with monthly electricity loads less than 1 megawatt.
Canadian Property Management
Pursuing WELL at CBRE’s new office in North York
CBRE now has four out of the ten WELL-registered projects in Canada: one in Vancouver and three in the GTA, including the Toronto North office.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Fire safety steps for high-rise building owners
A recent fire in a Toronto high-rise apartment building has put the spotlight back on fire safety after numerous residents had to be rescued by Toronto Fire Services. Though no injuries were reported, the incident is a reminder that Fire Safety Plans are critical—especially when building fire alarm systems are rendered inoperative due to repair and maintenance projects.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
KPMG looks to clients in locating Vaughan office
When KPMG selected its new location, proximity to clients factored prominently, leading the growing professional services firm to set up shop in Vaughan.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Rogers Place scores green, sets stadium standard
Opening a brand new facility is no easy feat, especially one like Rogers Place, the first LEED Silver-certified NHL facility in Canada.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Reducing maintenance costs with energy efficiency
Simple energy efficient measures in a facility can significantly lower costs related to maintenance and operations.
Canadian Property Management
A primer for real estate investment decisions
Climate volatility, energy costs and a growing backlog of required capital expenditure are projected to drive real estate investment decisions in the near and long term.
Canadian Property Management
Changing market challenges property managers
A recent PM Expo seminar elaborated on changing market conditions and how they will affect future property managers in an increasingly technical field.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Addressing Legionella risk in buildings
ASHRAE Standard 188, released in 2015, requires that buildings evaluate where Legionella growth may occur in all water and plumbing systems.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Tapping into water savings
Many building owners today are familiar with electricity sub-metering and its proven energy and cost savings, but few understand the technology and the savings that can be incurred from water sub-metering.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Best strategies for saving energy
Suneel Gupta, Director of Energy and Sustainability at FirstService Residential Ontario provides key strategies for saving energy in multi-residential buildings.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Library facility reads like ‘fragment’ of its landscape
The new Waterdown Library and Civic Centre is designed to read like a ‘fragment’ of the Niagara Escarpment over which it cantilevers.
Construction Business
Energy efficiency in Alberta
Alberta has adopted the National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB) 2011 edition into its newest building code. The coming into force date for the new
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Living walls cultivate air quality and wellbeing
Living walls are becoming increasingly popular in retail, institutional, office and residential interior spaces, and for good reason.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
ASHRAE 90.1 adds multi-res lighting proviso
Developers of multi-residential buildings can expect more pointed direction on their lighting choices as North American jurisdictions update their building regulations.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Building performance upgrades add asset value
Key project players can face obstacles and carry biases specific to their roles, but they all have a similar interest in a profitable result whether that's defined by a return on investment, added asset value or enhanced reputation and opportunities for future contracts



