IAQ
REMI Network
Ontario budget prioritizes educational spaces
An investment of $13 billion in capital grants over 10 years was outlined in the Ontario government's budget tabled on Thursday to build and renovate educational facilities.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Indoor air quality assurance bolsters reopenings
BOMA Toronto's new HVAC Advisory Council will monitor and respond to emerging knowledge about how SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — spreads.
Canadian Property Management
IAQ standards dissect freshness of outdoor air
Guidance related to natural ventilation, particulate filtration and compartmentalization of multi-residential HVAC systems are prominent in the list of identified "significant changes" compared to the incumbent 2016 version of the standards.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Alberta dominates Clean Air Awards
Alberta buildings earn a major share of the Clean Air Awards for a second year in a row.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Alberta students well placed to enjoy good IAQ
Canadian buildings account for nearly two-thirds of the Clean Air Awards that the U.S. based National Air Filtration Association (NAFA) has bestowed for 2017.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Calgary buildings dominant in IAQ awards
Recipients of the National Air Filtration Association sponsored awards must provide details of the steps they've taken to improve air filtration and HVAC system hygiene.
Canadian Property Management
Ensuring indoor air quality in existing buildings
Property managers must balance tenant satisfaction, building operations and sustainability trends when monitoring indoor air quality.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
How to nip indoor allergens in the bud
Do allergens affect indoor air quality? ServiceMaster Canada's director of business services, Gavin Bajin, weighs in.
Canadian Property Management
Ventilation for acceptable air quality
The most recent edition of ASHRAE standard 62.1 specifies 17 cubic feet per minute of fresh air per occupant as the minimum acceptable ventilation level ...
CondoBusiness
How to combat IAQ problems
Today, it’s not enough to understand building maintenance; property managers need to also understand the need to maintain a building’s supply of healthy air. And the best way to learn to combat poor indoor air quality is to follow these three ...
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Measures to improve indoor air quality
There are many inexpensive, preventative measures that building managers and residents can take to improve the air they breathe.