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REMI Network
Top 12 stories to watch in 2018
The REMI Network's editorial team takes a look at last year's top stories and how they will continue to impact the commercial real estate industry in 2018.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Region of Peel pilots active design strategies
The Region of Peel plans to incorporate active design strategies at other facilities within its portfolio after a successful pilot.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Five critical elements of floor care
There are ways to protect floors and keep them looking their best during the winter. Here are five critical elements or components of floor care.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Women’s College Hospital redeveloped
The redevelopment of Women's College Hospital helped support its mandate as Ontario’s first outpatient-only, women-focused hospital.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
High-tech security depends on best practices
Though technology is rapidly advancing, the simplest, yet most effective preventative measures stem from rudimentary security fundamentals.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ergonomic workstations help Montreal campus earn LEED Silver
Ergonomic and height adjustable workstations are among the features that helped ABB Campus Montreal recently earn LEED Silver certification.
REMI Network
New standard to measure traction of walkways
ASTM International is developing a proposed standard for measuring the traction of pedestrian walkways, including in wet conditions.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Facility Floor Maintenance: Tips and Tools
Adopting and following a regular floor maintenance schedule and sourcing easy-to-use products to help sustain the look of any finished floor.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
IT support vital to successful workplace strategy
As work-from-home policies become an increasingly common workplace strategy, technology can help bridge the physical distance between colleagues.
REMI Network
ASHRAE publishes 2017 version of thermal comfort standard
The 2017 edition of ASHRAE’s major thermal comfort standard has been published to incorporate seven published addenda to the 2013 edition.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Eyestrain on the rise in modern workplaces
Complaints about visual discomfort including eyestrain have increased as workplaces have prioritized efficient lighting and outdoor views.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Design standards key to benchmarking diversity
Accessibility and inclusiveness are on the agenda for a pending update of the model green office lease that has become an entrenched standard in Canada's commercial real estate sector.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Don’t forget the outliers in office ergonomics
In many workplaces, multiple workers share the same desk or standing work counter. However, not all people are of equal size.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
How to navigate lease extensions and renewals
Five tips for tenants as they review, negotiate and exercise lease extensions and renewals.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A sound alternative to window replacement
Hospitality-specific soundproofing solutions address the primary culprits of noise ingress — windows and patio doors — to cut external noise, without replacement or major renovation.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
What are millennials really like in the workplace?
Are millennials really the acclaim-craving, job-hopping, social-media junkies they have variously been portrayed as?
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Labeling change targets food waste
The terms “sell by” and “use by” are likely to be replaced on labeling with the new, voluntary term “best if used by” on many food products.
