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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Creating a long-term sustainable cleaning strategy
Sustainability is a priority for many of today’s businesses, as they add ESG goals and watch their carbon footprint, but how can cleaning companies turn
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.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Reducing restroom waste
Restrooms generate a substantial amount of waste, and as more companies strive to lower their carbon footprints, examining restroom waste is a good place to
Canadian Property Management
Wordy euphemisms supplant sustainability
The U.S. Commercial Real Estate Finance Council joins the list of organizations adopting wordy euphemisms to replace all-purpose terminology like sustainability, green, ESG and/or DEI.
REMI Network
TD Centre achieves new WELL Certification first
The TD Centre has become the largest commercial complex in North America to achieve WELL Core Platinum certification.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Planning for sustainable snow removal
Snow removal is often part of outdoor maintenance management, and practicing sustainability can be included in this year’s efforts. Sustainable snow removal can help companies
Canadian Property Management
Canadians join GRESB Americas sector leaders
Seven different Canadian companies have emerged as 2025 GRESB sector leaders in the Americas region, attaining the top scores within various property peer groups.
Canadian Property Management
Sustainability trailblazer cuts through Edmonton
Lisa Baroldi, president and chief executive officer of BOMA Edmonton and North, has been named CREW Network’s global sustainability trailblazer for 2025.
Canadian Property Management
GRESB navigates sustainability backlash
The newly released 2025 GRESB benchmark shows year-over-year improvement in the average global score for environmental, social and governance (ESG) results in commercial real estate portfolios.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
This year’s ESG trends
While ESG goals continue to be important for many companies, they have evolved as technology, consumer demand, and business priorities have shifted. Many companies are
Canadian Property Management
Economic reconciliation comes with CRE upside
New guidance explores what's involved in “meaningful consultation” and “equitable access” to benefits in the context of project development and broader commercial real estate business operations.
Construction Business
The changing state of green buildings
The green building industry has made significant strides over the past two decades, but current market dynamics are presenting challenges.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Attracting attention to your cleaning company
Today’s businesses are not looking for a one-size-fits-all approach to cleaning; they value personalization and a commitment to shared goals. Priorities like ESG, technology, data-driven
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Reducing your building’s energy use
Sustainability and ESG are on the minds of so many business owners and maintenance managers, and energy use is a major part of the equation.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The rise of climate risk reporting
As sustainability and ESG goals continue to lead many cleaning and maintenance discussions, assessing your company’s efforts, identifying climate-related risks and opportunities, and providing transparency
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Water efficiency for today’s buildings
Building owners and managers are encouraged to reduce water consumption and improve water efficiency to reduce operating costs and use water more responsibly. However, many
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The next generation of cleaners
Many industries, commercial cleaning and facility maintenance included, continue to face an on-going skills gap. This is especially concerning as many trades workers retired during
