Condominium
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Noise solutions that work for other industries
Sound masking technology distributes an engineered sound throughout a space, providing precise control over the background level. It is designed to mask human speech and also covers up or reduces the impact of other types of noises.
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Noise complaints in condos
Canada’s building code should be updated to provide condo dwellers with the same peace and quiet that exists in developments in the U.S. and Europe.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Measures to improve indoor air quality
There are many inexpensive, preventative measures that building managers and residents can take to improve the air they breathe.
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The challenges of condo conversion
This video report will look at the challenges of condo conversion. Commentators: Simerra Property Management's CEO, Tasso Eracles, and Stephen Karr, a partner in the law firm of Harris Sheaffer LLP.
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Shattered condo balconies
Between May and August 2011, five panels of glass fell from balcony guards on the Festival Tower, a 41-storey condominium in downtown Toronto that was completed in 2010. Since then, residents of the Festival Tower have launched ...
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Healthy competition or bad for business?
This video report looks at the impact condo rental stock is having on the apartment market. Commentators: Urbanation's executive vice-president, Ben Myers, and Janice Cracknell, a partner at N. Barry Lyon Consultants Ltd.
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Condo market report
This video report looks at how the GTA condo market is currently performing and where it's headed. Commentators: PMA Brethour Realty Group's president, Andrew Brethour, and Urbanation's senior research analyst, Pauline Lierman.
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High-performing acoustic floor underlayment
Demand for quiet between floors in multi-storey condos, highrise apartments and other tenanted buildings is on the rise, with less intrusion of neighbour noise seen not as a perk but an expectation.
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Condo law reform in Ontario
If passed, Bill 72 would become the Property Owners’ Protection Act, 2012, and amend the existing Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act, Ontario Building Code and Condominium Act, which, despite the province's condo boom, has not been ...
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How to stand out in a crowded market
Content marketing is a fast-growing practice that can help property management companies get noticed and demonstrate the added value they offer.
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Falling glass
This video report looks at the legal fallout of falling glass from condo buildings and how to combat the mishap in the first place. Commentators: Borden Ladner Gervais' Sharon Vogel and Read Jones Christoffersen's Mike Harpell.
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Wireless, paperless and effortless
Concierge Plus is an online community portal designed to help property management carry out specific administrative tasks while connecting to residents ...
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Selective bylaw enforcement
Can a condo corporation enforce a bylaw infraction against an owner when it has not enforced the same infraction against others? The answer is "yes."
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Condo insurance
This video report looks at condo insurance. Commentators: Horlick Levitt Di Lella's David Di Lella, Nacora Insurance Brokers' Jeff Rodin and Simerra Property Management's Julian McNabb.
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Computerized maintenance management systems
A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) assists property managers in the daily coordination of repair efforts. With the emergence of cloud-based “software as a service,” an online CMMS has emerged, allowing residents ...
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Annual funded ratio
A good way to assess the health of a reserve fund is to use an annual funded ratio (AFR) – the three-year moving average from the reserve fund starting ...
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Dysfunctional boards
Dysfunctional condominium boards are characterized by the inability or unwillingness of directors to work together for the benefit of the condo corporation and the owners who elected them. The reasons for the dysfunction are complex ...
