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shortages

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

How can building managers weather potential water shortages?

Canada has long been regarded as a water-rich nation, with abundant freshwater resources. Over the coming decade, however, that picture is expected to become far
data centres

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Data centres and their impact on facility managers

Many Canadians may be surprised to learn that the country already hosts more than 300 data centres, including some built specifically for artificial intelligence. Microsoft
data centres

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

A look at Canadian data centres and water consumption

Artificial intelligence (AI) data centres are rapidly transforming the North American landscape, appearing swiftly and unexpectedly across Canada. The central issue centres on water usage,
sustainability

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Water sustainability as a corporate strategy

For the past several years, sustainability has driven corporate strategies worldwide as government agencies, investors, and consumers have pressured organizations to reduce carbon footprints, increase
plumbing

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

How 2025 plumbing trends will impact facility management and building maintenance

The plumbing industry is set for a significant technological transformation in 2025, reshaping facility management, cleaning, and maintenance, according to Klaus Reichardt, CEO and founder
trends

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

2025 restroom trends you can count on

Each year, leaders in the fashion, building design, construction, and home design predict upcoming trends. While these forecasts often receive significant attention, it’s important to
LEED

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LEED v5 and water consumption for maintenance and property managers

Recently, the US Green Building Council (USGBC) formally introduced LEED v5, its latest leadership in the Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program. This proposed
drought

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Drought, water conservation, and water efficiency

According to The Canadian Drought Monitor, droughts are a “creeping phenomenon.” They are “difficult to define and measure, slow to develop, continuous, cumulative, and long-lasting.
saving water

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

How to improve at saving water this winter

What can building owners and managers do to save water and cut costs, especially during the winter months?
water consumption

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Key steps to reduce water consumption

Reducing water consumption must remain an important aim for commercial facility managers.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Reopening buildings face bacteria, corrosion issues

As buildings are reopened, inactive plumbing lines may cause bacteria and corrosion problems that lead to additional issues beyond the spread of coronavirus.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Why consider doing a building water audit

Canada is in the enviable position of being “water-rich,” according to a July 2013 Frasier Institute study. In 2011, it had the fourth-largest supply of

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Can peer pressure promote water efficiency?

What lessons can facility managers glean from California's recent behavioural water efficiency program? Klaus Reichardt of Waterless Co. explains.