Facility Management
REMI Network
Concerts digitized for long-term care facilities
Concerts in Care Ontario is working with its network of professional musicians to record a digital series of live concerts for seniors’ facilities.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Opinions on remote work become more favourable
A majority of surveyed corporate real estate executives are planning for a phased return of their workforces once public officials within their jurisdictions lift COVID-19 related stay-at-home orders.
Canadian Property Management
Flood response to rely more on independent action
COVID-19 health protocol is sure to complicate flood response and cleanup in commercial and multi-residential buildings in the coming months, particularly if evacuation is required.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Traffic intensifies on migratory songbird flight path
Advocates for bird-friendly lighting practices and building design recommend some adjustments to the special lighting displays now popping up on the urban landscape.
Canadian Property Management
Steering the journey back to business as usual
As property managers look to both industry associations and professional service providers for support to navigate COVID-19 upheaval, REMI Network is bringing the three groups together for webinar-based sharing of insight.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Code rigour relaxed for ad hoc health care space
The NFPA guidance on alternative compliance options was developed to address four scenarios that have been rapidly arising in the United States.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Security agency pledges hourly wage increase
Security personnel on the Commissionaires Canada payroll in Ontario can expect an hourly wage increase of $2 effective April 6, reflecting their current status as essential provincial workers and the front line pressures they are facing.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ASHRAE to aid setup of temporary field hospitals
ASHRAE has forged an epidemic task force to volunteer expert guidance on the setup of temporary field hospitals in non-traditional health care venues, such as convention centres and arenas.
REMI Network
Global COVID-19 response group launches
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and Leesman are joining forces to build a global pan-industry response group
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Will coronavirus change the future workplace?
Many companies have been forced to rethink the traditional workplace structure, as physical office space quickly morphs into a work-from-home situation.
Canadian Property Management
Smart buildings harnessed for pandemic response
While climate change may have slipped somewhat from people’s consciousness and priorities right now, it’s noteworthy that the pandemic and climate crises are both problems of exponential growth against a limited capacity to cope.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
ON/QC: access to key building services assured
Building owners, managers and occupants can be assured that life-safety systems, telecommunications, elevators and HVAC can be maintained and repaired as necessary, and that janitorial and security staff are permitted on-site.
Canadian Property Management
HVACR technicians adhere to health protocol
A newly released message to consumers underscores the critical role the industry plays in the viability of indoor environments and in safeguarding food, medical supplies, data and other strategic services.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Temporary closure phase-down tips available
A North American facilities management association for retailers with multiple locations is marshalling resources to assist with a spate of store shutdowns.
Canadian Property Management
Energy demand load shifts to residential base
The energy demand load has shifted in sync with much of Ontario’s workforce from commercial to home offices, prompting calls for suspension of time-of-use pricing during the current COVID-19 related upheaval
REMI Network
Ford stresses it’s not a provincial shutdown
Public transit, key retailers, including grocery stores and pharmacies, commercial office towers, industrial facilities and construction jobsites will remain open and functioning.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Beware the risks of cleaning chemical mishaps
Some basic chemistry lessons should be reiterated: mixing bleach with ammonia-containing or acid-containing products will produce a toxic reaction.
