Facility Management
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Six steps to minimize safety risks in a facility
Baseline procedures and best practices serve as a guide to help businesses better understand—and help minimize—security and safety risks.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
IFMA launches collaborative Internet of Things portal
IFMA has launched a collaborative portal for FM professionals to pool knowledge and engage with other individuals relating to the Internet of Things.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Good acoustics, design no longer mutually exclusive
the building community is becoming more aware of the importance of acoustics at the same time that the industry is giving designers more options.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Survey finds link between office design, innovation
The presentation brought together findings from Gensler’s 2016 Workplace Survey and Design Forecast 2016, which looks ahead 10 years.
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3M Canada now ISO 50001 Enterprise Level Certified
3M Canada has become the first organization in Canada to receive ISO 50001 Enterprise Level Certification.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Four reasons LED lamps fail prematurely
LEDs make big claims about savings potential, but how much of this is marketing hype?
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Improving hand hygiene in healthcare facilities
Studies have shown that the strategic placement of soap and sanitizer dispensers has been shown to influence hand hygiene.
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U of Calgary’s green cleaning program awarded CIMS-GB certification from ISSA
The University of Calgary recently earned ISSA’s Cleaning Industry Management Standard Green Building certification for its dedication to green cleaning.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Addressing Legionella risk in buildings
ASHRAE Standard 188, released in 2015, requires that buildings evaluate where Legionella growth may occur in all water and plumbing systems.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Library facility reads like ‘fragment’ of its landscape
The new Waterdown Library and Civic Centre is designed to read like a ‘fragment’ of the Niagara Escarpment over which it cantilevers.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Protecting emergency power supply system docs
The new emergency power supply system (EPSS) has been commissioned. The design, factory witness testing, installation and site benchmarking are complete. This state-of-the-art power plant
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Getting a grip on hand strain and related injuries
Laboratories are common in Canada, reaching from the viniculture industry to universities, pharmaceutical and petro chemical sectors. For lab techs, there are many occupational hazards,
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Acoustic performance in open-concept offices
As walls have come down in offices to create open-concept spaces, the trend has brought welcome change, such as encouraging collaboration, but it also means that the old ways of managing noise no longer work.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
FMs quarterback retail transformation
The newly released PRSM 2017 Trends Report highlights the various roles of facility managers in reta
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Guard patrols get digital back-up
An expect explains how technology is changing the way guard patrols, which protect people and property, get done.
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Tips for communicating facility cleaning issues
Facility cleaning issues can often cause dysfunction between FM's and contractors. Here are ways to communicate problems and create a symbiotic workplace.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
CIBC Mellon adds Mississauga office
Growth is a common reason for companies to relocate. Indeed, it was one of two key drivers behind CIBC Mellon’s recent move into a Mississauga outpost.
