Technology
Building Strategies & Sustainability
The benefits of HVLS fans
HVLS fans can create a better experience for occupants while offering energy savings for management. Dean Wood of Envira-North Systems explains how.
Design Quarterly
The refrigerators of the future are here
Many kitchens today are designed around the refrigerator. Trends are now pointing to modern fridges that balance style, technology and capacity.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Investing in smart buildings for long-term gains
Combining smart building and smart occupancy to promote productivity and sustainability.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Wastewater heating and cooling technology
Building owners can implement wastewater heating and cooling strategies to save money. Lynn Mueller of International Wastewater Systems explains how.
CondoBusiness
New condo technologies changing the industry
This video report discusses new condo technololgies. Commentator: WOWNetwork.ca's Sue Langlois.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Why buildings must embrace emerging tech
While consumers have taken to emerging tech trends like tablets and social media, the construction and real estate industries have lagged behind.
Construction Business
Home automation is sparking new opportunities
Technical advancements in home automation and rising consumer expectations have left electrical contractors in an enviable position.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Creating a data governance policy
Here are four steps to help a company manage its data assets.
Canadian Property Management
Using mobile technology as a marketing tool
Providing tenants with instant information on their smartphones can give a property a competitive advantage in the marketplace, and enable savvy property managers to maximize their time and measure their results.
CondoBusiness
Calling on technology in emergencies
How can technology facilitate efficient emergency communications in a condo? Nicholas Gill, managing partner of BuildingLink.com, weighs in.
Construction Business
Mobile deficiency tracking
Mobile deficiency tracking saves time and improves communication throughout the construction process, thereby reducing the cost of managing deficiencies.
Design Quarterly
Designing for a SUB culture
The design team behind the Student Union Building (SUB) at UBC created a process that both established dialogue and excited students about what ...
Construction Business
Revolution in rock excavation
ShearForce Equipment is the exclusive Canadian dealer of the Xcentric Ripper, an excavator attachment that uses “impact energy accumulation technology.”
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Maintaining target sound masking volumes
How often does a sound masking system’s performance need to be measured to ensure it is operating at the target masking volume? K.R. Moeller Associates' Niklas Moeller provides his expert opinion.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Technology facilitates collaborative management
It is time to reassess overall facilities management processes and drive efficiency with some of the same technologies contributing to productivity gains in leading industries.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Electric cars have developers charged up
As electric vehicles become more popular, the building industry is starting to look at how it can accommodate ...
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Keeping technology in check in the workplace
For all the good technology has brought to the workplace, there have been some negative side effects.
