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Gordie Howe Bridge

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Port of entry prioritizes stress-reducing design

Moriyama Teshima Architects designed a calming campus that reflects Canada’s natural history amidst an otherwise hyper-surveillanced area.
decarbonization

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Climate action at a crossroads

Two new reports from Desjardins provide both guidance and a pointed reminder of the headwinds building owners face on the path to decarbonization.
Immersive studio conjures decarbonization

Canadian Property Management

Immersive studio conjures decarbonization

BOMA Canada is sponsoring space that harnesses virtual reality simulations, digital twins and 3D case studies to help learners visualize and get a hands-on feel for integrated, cleantech applications and systems.
Gay Lea

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Gay Lea’s new HQ honours agricultural heritage

Moving to a collaborative hybrid office marks a new chapter for Gay Lea Foods—one that blends agricultural heritage with a modern vision of work.
Feds have hazy read on climate risk exposure

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Feds have hazy read on climate risk exposure

Key federal departments are scrambling to catch up with climate risk assessments and response plans after the Auditor General of Canada uncovered gaps in monitoring and a slow rollout of adaptive actions.
energy efficiency

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Top energy efficiency upgrades for 2026

According to leading energy‑efficiency experts, existing building commissioning, electrification, and smart controls are among the key opportunities for building owners in 2026.
Powering data centre development

Canadian Property Management

Powering up data centre development

Energy management and innovation could be a key enabler and sustainable competitive edge for data centre development and related economic growth tied to smart technologies and artificial intelligence.
green roof Toronto

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Losing ground on climate resilience

Ontario’s repeal of Toronto’s Green Roof Bylaw has sparked warnings from sustainability experts that the city may lose key environmental progress.
Carbon offset integrity banks on due diligence

Canadian Property Management

Carbon offset integrity banks on due diligence

As purchasers in the voluntary carbon market, commercial real estate players can tap into a wider range of offset credits at a lower price point than industrial peers compelled to participate in the regulated carbon pricing system.
workloads

Canadian Facility Management & Design

FMs brace for rising workloads and tight budgets

The facility management industry is preparing for higher workloads, modest budget growth and a more deliberate approach to staffing and project risk over the next year.
AI

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Five AI insights for FMs in 2026

The facility management field faces a range of challenges and opportunities in 2026 as technology drives change across the industry.
retrofits

CondoBusiness

Barriers stall deep energy retrofits in condo sector

Condominiums are among the fastest-growing types of housing, a trend that is particularly significant in a country where the built environment accounts for roughly 18 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions.
New climate for joint sustainability agendas

Canadian Property Management

New climate for joint sustainability agendas

Results of landlord-tenant collaboration can be consequential for emissions reduction, operation costs, asset value and business reputation regardless of their path to togetherness.
TMU

Canadian Facility Management & Design

A new prescription for campus design at TMU

Toronto Metropolitan University's new medical school has transformed a former civic centre into a hub for healthcare education. It's tackling a doctor shortage while bringing the local community into the heart of a campus for services.
Firefighting foam on track to detoxify

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Firefighting foams on track to detoxify

PFAS are tapped to be classified as toxic substances due to their adverse properties and potential to be dispersed into the environment in quantities and/or concentrations that could pose immediate or long-term harm.
Fresh resource for indoor air quality

Canadian Property Management

Fresh resource for indoor air quality

New guidance from Health Canada presents a compilation of best practices for assessing and maintaining indoor air quality (IAQ) in office buildings.
BOMA Canada

Canadian Property Management

BOMA Canada honours industry’s best for 2025

The Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada (BOMA Canada) presented its national awards on September 17, 2025, during its annual BOMEX conference.