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Canadian Property Management
Smart buildings harnessed for pandemic response
While climate change may have slipped somewhat from people’s consciousness and priorities right now, it’s noteworthy that the pandemic and climate crises are both problems of exponential growth against a limited capacity to cope.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Six ways to help remote workers thrive
Many employees are not accustomed to being remote workers and might find the lack of traditional office space challenging.
CondoBusiness
Energy efficiency powers condo to LEED Platinum
Perched on the edge of the waterfront, south of the Distillery District near Sugar Beach, Toronto’s first LEED Platinum high-rise condo stands in the Bayside
Canadian Property Management
Proptech potential still largely unexploited
Global and Canadian survey results suggest proptech is more piecemeal than strategically deployed in many cases, hindering the capacity to integrate data collection and interpretation.
REMI Network
Announcing the inaugural REMI Summit
Coming June 10th to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, MediaEdge is proud to present the REMI Summit, a high-calibre forum, designed with input from Canada’s property management industry.
CondoBusiness
Electronic voting still met with resistance
Opponents of electronic voting are scared it will expose the archaic and flawed system of proxy voting for what it is: unnecessary and obsolete.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Museum retrofit safeguards precious artifacts
While museum relics are meant to be cherished and preserved long-term, the building systems that protect them are not.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Not all noise nuisances require a remedy
Noise complaints are a prevalent and challenging problem for facility managers. While the most common are related to a loud residential or commercial neighbour, the
Canadian Apartment Magazine
AI-driven energy management platforms
The apartment rental landscape is changing. Utility costs are rising, creating the need for improved energy management.
CondoBusiness
Friendlier CHP environmental approvals welcome
It's still unclear how the process of securing environmental approvals for combined heat and power systems will be streamlined, but the Ontario government's recent pledge has been greeted enthusiastically in the buildings sector.
Design Quarterly
Resilient design in the workplace
A panel of speakers explored the significant steps businesses, governments and learning institutions are actively taking towards resilient design
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Gen Z wellbeing suffering in Canadian offices
Canadian employers in the corporate office sector are not doing enough to support wellbeing among young people entering the workforce.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Keeping up with Ontario’s Electrical Safety Code
Insights from the Electrical Safety Authority (ESA) on the new Ontario Electrical Safety Code and how it affects residential property owners.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Plugging in to the benefits of energy storage
A sharp rise in energy costs and strict sustainability mandates have been spurring business owners to explore alternative solutions for decades. Could on-site energy storage be the next green ticket?
CondoBusiness
Cryptocurrency risks, blockchain potential
Could the recent sale of a Toronto condo for cryptocurrency be the first sign of a shift in the condo industry towards use of digital currencies?
Canadian Property Management
21st century grid heralds a new energy future
Data will be the golden key in the new energy future, and any company with an interest in data is already thinking about this energy future.
CondoBusiness
What technology can’t replace in communities
What is being left behind as technology becomes more a part of day-to-day living in a community? Should some things be done the “old-fashioned” way?