Technology
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Integrating mobile technology into office design
How is office design changing to accommodate mobile technology? Brian Curtner, a principal and co-founder of Quadrangle Architects Ltd., explains.
Design Quarterly
Transforming ordinary walls into works of art
Digital wall finishes can transform an ordinary space into one that inspires and stimulates.
Design Quarterly
Electronically tintable glass
Electronically tintable glass provides dynamic control over the amount of heat and light that is admitted to the building.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Mobile web versus native app
Would a property management company benefit more from building a mobile website or creating a native app? Yellow Fox Studios' David Trinh weighs in.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Tips for using a laptop
What are the ergonomic considerations of laptop use? Tektol's principal ergonomist, D. Darren MacDonald, offers his expert advice.
Canadian Property Management
Canadian clean tech funding renewed
The green building sector is one of the beneficiaries of the recent federal budget pledge to renew SDTC funding ...
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Capitalizing on solar’s gain
The process of adding solar panels to a building's roof or adjacent land can be made much simpler and less expensive than what is probably thought.
Canadian Property Management
Gaining ‘app’titude
Many industry insiders and advocates are now urging building managers and operators to make better use of their smartphones.
Canadian Property Management
Blue-collar bluetooth blend
Hands-on tasks increasingly involve touch screens and an associated learning curve for many employees who joined the workforce in the analog age. This can be particularly true for commercial building operators and residential superintendents ...
Design Quarterly
Digital fever
Ink-jet technology represents a new system of floor and wall tile decoration that is positioned to alter the way ceramic and porcelain is decorated.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario and Israel cooperate on water technology
Ontario’s burgeoning water technology industry is in step with efforts in other countries to build international ties and learn from innovative efforts in areas where freshwater is a scarce commodity.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
The touch-free route to better restrooms
Touch-free systems can provide a safer, cleaner and more pleasant restroom environment, and research shows 90 per cent of patrons prefer these options.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
The ergo impact of IT on health care
Are today’s health care professionals at greater risk for repetitive strain injuries and other musculoskeletal problems than their predecessors? Yes, says Adam Labelle, an associate ergonomist with workplace furniture and accessories ...
Design Quarterly
High-performance bathrooms
From varying faucet spout heights to all inclusive shower systems, designs are effortlessly blending technology and style, while allowing personal customization to enhance daily activities in the home.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Intellectual properties
Building automation systems enable buildings to generate limitless data and information on nearly every aspect of a building and then share it among systems to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire facility.
CondoBusiness
Taking out the trash
This video report looks at smart technology for waste management. Commentators: Paul Coninx, asset project manager, compactor upgrade program, Toronto Community Housing, and Danny Mauti, president and CEO, PragmaTech Ltd.
CondoBusiness
Noise solutions that work for other industries
Sound masking technology distributes an engineered sound throughout a space, providing precise control over the background level. It is designed to mask human speech and also covers up or reduces the impact of other types of noises.








