Facility operators and management are beginning to recognize the opportunity to combine sub-metering with software that analyzes energy data in real time.

Research on organizational productivity could make better use of valuable information archived in the facilities management department, a new report from the Continental Automated Buildings Association and the National Research Council concludes.

With summer just around the corner, here are some tips for facilities managers to consider when preparing their commercial buildings to beat the heat.

As facility management and information technology become increasingly intertwined, there are business cases to be made both for and with IT solutions.

The Built Environment Technology Association (BETA) has been established to help the real estate industry better utilize developing technologies.

Along with the direct energy savings that LEDs offer, facilities are also realizing cost savings by prolonging their lighting system through best practices.

The half-pixelated gear that hangs above the entryway symbolizes the output of Scotiabank’s new Digital Factory in Toronto.

3D and photo-realistic envisioning tools are nothing new, but they now allow changes to be made on the fly.

Toronto’s innovation community has high hopes that Wednesday’s federal budget will earmark money for smart city innovation.

Cushman & Wakefield recently unveiled its new Canadian headquarters, bringing together employees from two locations into one open-concept office in Toronto.

Global technology trends have pushed a new network innovation to market, one that is expected to improve building efficiency and employee retention.

Plans will transform a former 19th century hotel in downtown Guelph, Ontario, into a digital marketing tech hub and innovation centre.

Meeting rooms play a key part in rounding out a better employee experience for those that struggle with reduced privacy at workstations in an open layout.

Facility managers do a lot, and sometimes that gets in the way of other things they should be doing but aren’t.

Traditional marketing for property managers dictates that all you have to do is place an ad in a newspaper or local magazine to get noticed. While that may still be effective for a smaller segment of the population, increasingly building owners and operators know that capturing and keeping the attention of the emerging rental demographic requires investing in technology.

The use of building information modelling to develop the Bergeron Centre at York University earned the project a Canada BIM Council award.

Financial services sector rethinks office space to retain a new generation of top tech talent.