Sustainability
Design Quarterly
Focusing on student wellness and sustainability
The new UBC Saltwater Student Residence addresses the importance of student wellness, inclusivity, and sustainable design.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Maintenance tips for lowering your winter salt use
Does your winter outdoor maintenance program rely on salt use? Outdoor maintenance comes with its challenges all year long, but winter can be particularly unique.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The rise of proptech in facility management
One of the biggest trends facility management for 2023 is using technology to manage all aspects of your building (think maintenance, inventory, and beyond) with
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
A sustainable approach to cold and flu season
Cold and flu season is well underway, and planning ahead will help keep guests and staff safe and healthy. Why not take a sustainable approach
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
A look at commercial cleaning in 2023
What can we expect in commercial cleaning in 2023? In the last few years, there have been so many changes in hygiene and sanitation, from
Construction Business
Acciona Canada using drones for reforestation
In celebration of 20 years building sustainable infrastructure, Acciona Canada is planting 20,000 trees in British Columbia using drones.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Facility maintenance trends for 2023
With so much change in the last three years for facility owners and managers, what trends can we expect to continue into 2023? From sustainability
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
How to go green with your landscaping
If you want to take a greener approach to your facility’s landscaping, now is a great time to plan ahead, optimize your asset management, and
CondoBusiness
Existing condos: rising to modern standards
New regulations from multiple levels of government are forcing condominium boards and property management companies to consider more than just a simple cost-benefit calculation when examining repair and retrofit options.
Canadian Property Management
Market transformation beckons greenwashing
Greenwashing is tapping into a demonstrated consumer preference for products and services with low-carbon credentials and growing interest in ESG accountability.
Canadian Property Management
CRE strategizes to meet 2030 commitments
Among its many challenges, the race to meet 2030 commitments for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction could have some public relations complications.
Canadian Property Management
Lucrative tax credits pledged for heat pumps
Canada’s fall economic statement pledges $6.7 billion over five years to support uptake of a range of clean technologies, including solar heating, air-source and ground-source heat pumps and energy storage.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Canadian presence noticeable as ISSA Show North America sees strong increase in attendance
ISSA Canada made its return to the one show for facility solutions – ISSA Show North America – which took place at the McCormick Place
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Sustainable ice and snow management for your building
As the weather gets cooler and winter creeps closer, it’s time to think about ice and snow management for your building. In the past, many
Canadian Property Management
KingSett a global leader as GRESB uptake swells
In 2022, 1,820 real estate entities, collectively holding assets valued at USD $7 trillion, reported to the GRESB benchmark on 60 ESG indicators across 14 components of activity.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ISSA Show North America celebrates Innovation Award winners
The 2022 ISSA Innovation Award winners and honourees were announced on October 13 on the final day of the 2022 ISSA Show North America, held
Canadian Property Management
QuadReal steps up decarbonization pace
QuadReal Property Group pledges to achieve a 50 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across its global portfolio over the next seven to eight years as a step toward net-zero by 2050.
