Operations
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Preparing for power loss in your facility
Power loss is a real concern for facilities, caused by anything from ice storms or lightning to fallen trees to aging machinery. As a facility
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
How to manage service providers remotely
One of COVID-19's major challenges has been maintaining or improving cleaning activities when the managers responsible are not on-site.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Green goals in pest control are worth setting
Green initiatives are more than a trend. Many industries are putting greater emphasis on ensuring products are sourced and processed in an environmentally conscious manner
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Ontario to defray costs of public health controls
Further details are promised soon on a $300-million fund to help defray property tax and utility costs for businesses forced to curtail or shut down operations due to COVID-19 concerns.
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Proptech potential still largely unexploited
Global and Canadian survey results suggest proptech is more piecemeal than strategically deployed in many cases, hindering the capacity to integrate data collection and interpretation.
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New BOMI entity promises seamless transition
BOMI Education Canada is the newly launched delivery agent for training and designations for commercial property professionals, assuming the role the Building Owners and Managers Institute of Canada previously fulfilled.
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Darryl Boyce launches term as ASHRAE president
In keeping with ASHRAE tradition, Boyce has a chosen a theme for his leadership tenure: Building for people and performance. Achieving operational excellence.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
The evolution of the FM avatar
As their job responsibilities change, FMs need to continuously improve in order to help bring their organization value.
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How to maintain sound masking performance
Today’s interiors are even more dependent on sound masking for speech privacy and noise control.
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Tips for outsourcing compact portfolios
FMs overseeing compact portfolios may consider outsourcing. However, there are several factors to weigh in choosing an approach.
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LEED v4.1 to focus on performance outcomes
LEED v4.1 O+M’s updates focus on performance outcomes, and not on prescriptive measures to improve performance.
REMI Network
Nominations open for B.C.’s technical safety awards
Technical Safety BC is gearing up to recognize outstanding achievement, innovation and leadership in the field at awards this fall.
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Using FM software to improve communications
For organizations with ever-expanding, multi-billion-dollar property portfolios, satisfying and retaining occupants is a top priority.
REMI Network
Uncovering undetected leaks on condo properties
Water bills may not be getting the attention they deserve in condo corporations if the bills are simply paid without a look at where the charges come from.
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Wet weather underscores importance of matting
Freezing rain this week served as a reminder of the important role mats can play in limiting the amount of dirt and moisture that enters facilities.
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Trading screwdrivers for strategic partnerships
Facilities management needs to have a voice in the C-suite. As business evolves, company leaders will require strategic facilities managers.
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Mississauga facility achieves its zero waste goals
The Toronto distribution centre for Cintas, a business supplies provider, became Canada’s second facility to earn TRUE Zero Waste certification last fall.
