From varying faucet spout heights to all inclusive shower systems, designs are effortlessly blending technology and style, while allowing personal customization to enhance daily activities in the home.

Pipe lining is the process of restoring the interior of a pipe to create a barrier between the pipe and water. It not only prevents pinhole leaks but protects ...

A new round of legal proceedings is underway in Ontario, where building owners are seeking compensation for costs related to an elevator mechanism that the province’s Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) ordered ...

Making the right flooring choice and then installing and maintaining it properly can result in years of durable service and significant cost-savings.

Today, it’s not enough to understand building maintenance; property managers need to also understand the need to maintain a building’s supply of healthy air. And the best way to learn to combat poor indoor air quality is to follow these three ...

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.

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.

There are many inexpensive, preventative measures that building managers and residents can take to improve the air they breathe.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

Content marketing is a fast-growing practice that can help property management companies get noticed and demonstrate the added value they offer.

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.

Concierge Plus is an online community portal designed to help property management carry out specific administrative tasks while connecting to residents ...