Facility Management
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Rethinking data centre design
A data centre’s significance extends well beyond the hardware it houses. Yet industry discussion often focuses on GPUs, racks, models and compute, as if the facility was merely a protective shell for whatever technology happens to be fashionable.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Opportunities grow for careers in skilled trades
While there has been growing concern over the past few years over labour shortages and enrollment in trades-focused programs, renewed interest seems to be growing
Canadian Property Management
Dark edge awaits Alberta and B.C. school days
Students in Alberta and British Columbia will be starting their school days in the darkness for part of this new academic year once the two provinces transition to permanent daylight saving time.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Legionnaires outbreak renews focus on facility risk
A recent Toronto Public Health investigation has identified a cooling tower at the Toronto Transit Commission’s Hillcrest Complex as the source of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Preparing for the senior workforce shift
More Canadians over the age of 65 are continuing to work, whether full time, part time, or through multiple jobs. For employers, this is no longer a temporary trend; it is a workforce shift that is reshaping hiring, workplace policies, accommodations, benefits, and long-term planning.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Tech access to boost occupants’ IAQ oversight
Greater access to low-cost indoor air quality (IAQ) sensors may create new scrutiny for facility management teams.
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CHEO completes major energy retrofit
The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario introduced new energy-saving technology as part of its 10-year campus redevelopment plan.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
How FMs influence organizational success
FMs often work behind the scenes, but their influence is also strategic, human-centred, and essential to organizational resilience.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Unified data transforming P3 facility management
Bringing together BIM, IoT sensors, CMMS platforms and digital twin environments into a unified operational view, can help facility teams move beyond reactive decision-making towards more predictive, informed and proactive management.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Barrier-free facilities prioritize lived experience
A crop of new barrier-free facilities are championing the lived experience of people with disabilities through flexible lay-outs and sensory-conscious spaces.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Vancouver on-boards rail travel gateway
North America's first rail preclearance facility opens at Vancouver's Pacific Central Station, allowing cross-border travellers to clear U.S. customs before their trips begin.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
TTC pilots wayfinding project ahead of World Cup
Tourists visiting Toronto for the FIFA World Cup may find transit facilities more accessible to navigate through a newly launched wayfinding project.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario puts clamps on youth custody facilities
Proposed amendments to Ontario's Child, Youth and Family Services Act would allow for lockdown rooms in provincial youth custody facilities.
REMI Network
Construction begins on new Ontario Science Centre
The new facility is slated to open in 2029.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Moving your maintenance from a preventative to a predictive approach
Taking a preventative approach to maintenance can help managers stay on top of budgets, avoid any expensive surprises, and lengthen the lifespan of their equipment,
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Protecting your facility from cross contamination
As the seasons change, it can be a helpful to assess your practices and procedures, making sure that you are cleaning efficiently, productively, and effectively.
REMI Network
FMs balance cost constraints and workplace demands
Organizations are under increasing pressure to balance cost constraints with rising expectations for workplace performance.




















