Facility Management
Canadian Facility Management & Design
How digital twin technology can transform FM
Innovation in digital twin technology— virtual representations of physical objects—has the potential to create operationally rich, continuous data feeds across workplace, asset, and inventory systems.
REMI Network
Guelph to build $115-mil South End Community Centre
Construction of the centre will include elements to support Guelph's net-zero energy goals.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
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.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Quebec’s school maintenance budget gets top-up
The newly released Quebec budget also promises $100 million over five years to allow post-secondary institutions to lease extra classroom space in commercial buildings.
REMI Network
U.K. to fund energy upgrades for public pools
A £63 million (CAD $104.5 million) special one-year fund for energy upgrades to public swimming pool facilities has been announced in the United Kingdom's 2023 budget.
REMI Network
Funds aimed at reviving Edmonton’s tourism sector
Four projects will receive almost $4 million from the federal government to enhance Edmonton's tourism economy.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Alberta distributes asset upkeep funds unevenly
Seniors and social housing aren’t getting a share of the extra funds the Alberta government is investing in capital renewal and maintenance of public assets.
REMI Network
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.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Dual insight fits with green health care FM
Dr. Myles Sergeant brings the dual insight of a family physician and an engineer to his new role as executive director role of the Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care.
REMI Network
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.
Construction Business
Economics of stadium and arena projects worsen
Development proponents will likely be asked to contribute more equity and will encounter higher debt servicing costs than has been the case for comparable projects in the past.
Canadian Property Management
Cost-sharing builds scale to reclaim edible food
Calgary pilot program will invite businesses and organizations to cooperatively share the costs of food recovery and organics recycling in commercial and institutional properties.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A path to barrier-free buildings: Facility assessments and strategic accessibility plans
A pressing issue facing facility managers is the crucial impact that barrier-free accessibility can have on a strategic renewal plan.
REMI Network
Michael Garron Hospital opens Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre
The grand opening of the Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre took place in East Toronto yesterday.
Construction Business
P3 advisor selected for Sinclair Centre project
Colliers Project Leaders has been selected by the federal government to be the P3 advisor on the Sinclair Centre Redevelopment Project.
REMI Network
UNB Saint John plans innovation hub for healthcare research
New Brunswick is building a new healthcare and social innovation centre at the UNB Saint John campus.
REMI Network
Quebec universities unite on biodiversity pledge
Eleven Quebec universities have become founding members of an international movement that includes 117 universities worldwide.
