Schools
Canadian Facility Management & Design
How will campuses change because of COVID-19?
Colleges and universities are questioning how much space will be needed in the future campus, how it will be operated, and how to make our built environment more healthy, sustainable and resilient.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Surveillance testing in schools during COVID-19
As classes resume in person, one protocol being discussed in Ontario is the deployment of surveillance technology testing to mitigate pandemic risk.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Carbon pricing bankrolls school energy retrofits
Promised allocations from the federal Climate Action Incentive Fund have been released for building envelope, lighting and HVAC system improvements.
REMI Network
New course guides design for zero-energy schools
Leading industry organizations have developed a new e-learning course on how to achieve cost-effective advanced levels of energy savings in schools.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ASHRAE releases HVAC guide for reopening schools
A new 41-page guide from ASHRAE provides guidance on the operation of HVAC systems as schools prepare to reopen in the fall.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ACI releases COVID-19 toolkit for businesses
ACI has released Healthy Returns, a toolkit focused on supporting the reopening process for businesses and offices following the COVID-9 pandemic.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Cleaning schools in the age of COVID-19
Schools have the duty to prevent and control infectious diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic makes the process of cleaning schools even more imperative.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Education workers reach tentative agreement
The tentative agreement, which must still be ratified by CUPE members in 109 bargaining units, restores many of the cuts made to education services earlier this year.
REMI Network
Guide helps K-12 schools achieve zero energy
A new ASHRAE resource helps owners, contractors, consulting engineers and administrators of K-12 school buildings achieve advanced levels of energy savings.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario schools to receive energy efficiency upgrades
The Ontario government is investing $200 million to provide energy efficiency upgrades at nearly 600 schools across the province.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Few wash hands properly in germy schools
When educating children and young adults about good hand hygiene practices, it’s important to implement the right handwashing practices.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
54 renovated schools to re-open in Ontario this fall
A total of 54 new or renovated schools will open in communities across Ontario in the coming months, providing better learning spaces for years to come.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Better infection prevention needed in schools
Infection prevention and control, while taken seriously in healthcare settings, isn’t always a priority in educational facilities.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario schools to receive $1.4 bil for upgrades
Ontario is investing a total of $1.4 billion in 2017-18 to improve school buildings by repairing and upgrading elements such as roofs, flooring and plumbing systems.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Infrastructure projects to get underway this summer
Construction on hundreds of infrastructure projects across Ontario will get underway this summer, including hospitals, schools, transit projects and roads.
REMI Network
Five high-touch areas in schools and sanitation tips
Cleaning and maintaining schools involves a careful look at several high-touch areas prone to germs. Here are some sanitation tips.
REMI Network
Support staff in Windsor, Ont. schools vote to strike
Support staff at the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board voted to support a strike.
