Rebecca Melnyk
Canadian Property Management
Office space now differentiator in hiring top talent
Employee considerations play a prominent role in positioning office space to the market, with human resources being a key decision-maker in the process.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Facilities slack in averting bird collisions
Preventing avian collisions in urban settings may not be a maintenance priority, but municipal bird-friendly standards are only going to get tougher.
Canadian Property Management
Industry sees promise in low-impact communities
Industry proponents of sustainability are looking beyond buildings and thinking on a larger scale with low-impact communities.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Few women at top level of the cleaning industry
More work needs to be done to propel women into executive roles within the cleaning business and retain their talents, says a budding organization called
REMI Network
REMI Network a finalist for publishing award
For the fourth year in a row, the REMI Network has been named a finalist in the 2016 Canadian Online Publishing Awards (COPAs). The awards,
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Technological advances in cleaning audits
Facilities still don’t perform frequent quality cleaning audits to meet goals, but innovators are developing more accessible and cost-effective tools.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Duo builds ‘unique’ prototype for bin cleaning
Two Winnipeg men have designed and built a prototype of a mobile pressure washing truck that sustainably sterilizes and deodorizes all garbage bins.
Canadian Property Management
Retail leaders launch Three Sixty Collective
Two of Canada’s leading retail experts have put their skill sets together to launch a consultancy that helps industry think beyond just bricks and mortar.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Green infra’s impact on flooding underrated
More performance data on the benefits of green stormwater infrastructure in extreme weather events is needed as it may be more effective than thought.
Canadian Property Management
Victoria’s tech sector: from trendy to sustainable
The tech sector in Victoria, B.C., keeps growing and is now part of a $4 billion a year industry that is no longer trendy, but sustainable.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
What biophilic design does for workspaces
From green roofs and living walls there is an increasing need for biophilic design in buildings in relation to wellbeing, according to recent studies support this notion.
Canadian Property Management
Engaging next generation property managers
Complex buildings will require sophisticated property managers who understand how to operate them; however, job awareness and skill development are needed.
Canadian Property Management
Push for gender equality in CRE industry
The struggle for gender equality in the Canadian workplace is a matter of priority as recent studies reveal a lack of women in corporate leadership roles.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Mill restoration inspires waterfront development
The restoration of an old mill in Elora, Ontario is at the heart of Pearle Hospitality’s ambitious, mixed-use waterfront development project
Building Strategies & Sustainability
LEED v4 users lag ahead of new deadline
LEED registrants appear to be taking full advantage of the deadline extension before the more rigorous version 4 of the certification program becomes mandatory.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Measuring productivity amid digital disruption
In the competitive global marketplace, investors and building owners must focus more on the workers inside buildings, not just the buildings themselves.
Canadian Property Management
Real estate value tied to human behaviour
While demographics are a way to predict some uncertainties that await an aging real estate industry, understanding human values is a more accurate compass.
