Technology
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Smart tech retrofits revitalize aging retail spaces
Aging retail buildings, once the backbone of bustling commercial districts, are now environmental and financial liabilities.
Design Quarterly
How illumination elevates modern spaces
Layered with intention, lighting shapes how we perceive texture, tone, and material, bringing depth and excitement to every space.
Construction Business
PCL earns two innovation awards
PCL Constructors Westcoast has received the Collaborative Project Award for work on the new St. Paul's Hospital project in Vancouver.
Canadian Property Management
AI literacy gaining prominence in CRE skill set
AI led the list of BOMA Canada's annual roundup of issues that gripped and galvanized the commercial real estate industry over the past year and are expected to hold sway into the future.
CondoBusiness
Connecting condo residents in the digital age
Engaging with condo residents through modern digital platforms.
Canadian Property Management
Telecom system outages tied to new protocols
Internet and cell phone service providers in Canada must be ready to comply with new protocols for responding to and reporting major system outages by November this year.
CondoBusiness
Carousel parking tied to EV charging innovation
Western University has been awarded a $1.5 million research grant to explore how carousel parking could be integrated with EV charging technology to address space demand in multifamily buildings.
Canadian Property Management
GRESB to pilot data centre benchmark
GRESB, the global assessment of ESG performance in commercial real estate portfolios, will begin testing a dedicated sustainability benchmark for data centres in the fall of 2025.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
This year’s ESG trends
While ESG goals continue to be important for many companies, they have evolved as technology, consumer demand, and business priorities have shifted. Many companies are
CondoBusiness
AI policies guide appropriate use
Without guidelines, AI can expose confidential data, weaken a brand, or produce results that mislead owners, residents, clients, or partners.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Digitizing compliance at Yonge Sheppard Centre
Besides fire code and occupational health and safety frameworks, restroom cleaning practices are now top of mind.
CondoBusiness
AI and condo governance: hype or help?
AI isn’t a silver bullet, but when used responsibly, it can help teams reduce administrative workload, improve turnaround time, and create space for more strategic work.
Construction Business
Prize-winning housing tech set to build scale
Artificial intelligence and robotics are central to prize-winning technology tapped to accelerate new housing production on a nationwide scale.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Climate change and maintenance management
Climate change is affecting many facets of facility management, including maintenance, as weather patterns continue to shift and change. From increased flooding to forest fires,
Construction Business
Survey: investing in technology to boost productivity
Nine in 10 construction leaders in Canada say the industry must move quickly to adopt advanced technologies to boost productivity.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Report explores current state of FM technology
Sourcing the right technology is becoming increasingly crucial for facility managers who oversee understaffed teams while facing more work orders.
Construction Business
How automation is reshaping the AEC industry
AEC firms are leveraging automation to streamline workflows, reduce risk, and free up their professionals to focus on higher-value work.
