facility maintenance
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Maintaining a pest-free property
As spring arrives, facility managers face the challenges of maintaining their properties, along with combatting the intrusion of cold weather pests. Dips in temperatures often
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A workplace guide to ASHRAE Standard 241
Before ASHRAE Standard 241, there were no specific standards for the control of infectious aerosols in our indoor environments.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Is your facility ready for winter?
Winter brings its own unique challenges to facilities, and preparing for those conditions ahead of the cold weather can save you time, money, and headaches.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Minimizing the risk of winter mould
Winter brings increased precipitation, melting snow and ice, and warmer temperatures indoors – ideal conditions for indoor mould growth. Prevention is the key to avoiding
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Keep your team safe and healthy this fall
As the seasons change, everything from people’s mental state to the indoor air quality shifts. For your cleaning practices and maintenance procedures, it’s important to
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Avoid slip and fall accidents in your building
Winter brings snow, ice, and an increased risk for slip and fall accidents in your facility. Minimizing these risks and keeping your facility clean is
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Patient safety during hospital flood events
When a flooding event occurs, either weather-based or mechanical, the effects can be swift and devastating.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Why flooding season matters for facility maintenance managers
Canada is no stranger to flooding and extreme weather. Even though it’s officially spring, a recent Colorado low system brought a messy week to much
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Getting the Most from Your Facility
Joe Laine, Operations Manager at Black & McDonald, explains why facility owners should enlist the support of a trusted multi-trade service provider.
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Refurbishing waste equipment in a circular era
Recycling tends to take all the glory and centre-stage of sustainability narratives in the media. Garbage, on the other hand, is a significant problem that is rarely discussed.
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Restoration plans unfold for Queen’s Park legislature
A major renovation of Ontario’s 130-year-old legislative building at Queen’s Park is moving forward as the province proposed a new ministry that would oversee the restoration project.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Lighten the load: the value of outsourcing professional cleaning services
By Julia Messinger Facility maintenance is a complex responsibility, with many factors to consider, and elements and outsourcing professional cleaning services could help make your
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Childcare providers in Manitoba to receive $60-mil for facility upgrades
Early learning and child care providers in Manitoba will receive $60 million to carry out facility infrastructure improvements, curriculum development, and workforce retention.
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A new national standard for long-term care
The new national standard reflects what Canadians expect long-term care to look like and builds upon evidence-informed practices.
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Minding mould in LTC and hospitals
Air exchanges and mechanical systems that were sufficient when buildings were constructed may be considered undersized today, allowing fertile ground for mould growth.
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Winterizing your commercial property
Even the toughest commercial buildings can fall prey to Canadian winters. Still, commercial property managers and owners can take preventative measures to protect their assets and keep tenants safe and comfortable.
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City of Guelph becomes Bird Friendly certified
The City of Guelph is the 17th city in Canada to become Bird Friendly certified.