water damage

water damage

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Keeping your building safe and dry

While we continue to experience a mix of winter and spring, melting snow and extra precipitation often cause flooding and water damage. In order to
insurance

Canadian Apartment Magazine

How to secure the best insurance rates

Property insurance costs are steeper than ever, driven by significant losses for water damage, fire, and natural disasters, combined with inflationary pressure increasing the costs of claims.
hospital

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Patient safety during hospital flood events

When a flooding event occurs, either weather-based or mechanical, the effects can be swift and devastating.
spring storm damage

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Preventing spring storm damage to your building

As the seasons change and the weather heats up, spring storm damage presents a real risk to facility and maintenance managers. Heavy winds and rain
leaks

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Looking at leaks in your building

As we get closer to spring weather and the snow starts to melt, leaks can become a serious threat to a building, stopping work, causing

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Plan ahead to protect against flood damage

Flooding is one of the most common natural disasters, causing billions of dollars in property damage each year. Even if a business is not located
water

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

The future of water in buildings is smart

Water creates levels of risk throughout all stages of a building’s life cycle and is a major cause of loss during and after construction.
First Onsite

Canadian Property Management

Keeping water at bay with proptech

Water damage is among the most common (and costly) issues in property management, but a mix of modern tech and proactive strategies can turn the tide.
water damage

CondoBusiness

Warding off water damage

As the rapid growth of condominium living in Canada continues, corporations and their suite owners need to be on alert for water damage.
roof inspection

CondoBusiness

10 Roof Inspection Tips for Spring

Spring is the perfect time to perform a roof inspection to ensure it functions correctly and lasts its intended service life.
FIRST ONSITE

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Keeping the water at bay

With winter making its slow retreat, now is an ideal time to ensure buildings aren’t susceptible to a springtime of water issues. 
basement leaks RJC

Canadian Property Management

How to Prevent Common Basement Leaks

Violet Lim, Project Engineer with RJC Engineers, identifies the common causes for basement leaks and offers key prevention tips.
water damage

Canadian Apartment Magazine

5 ways to mitigate losses from water damage

While climate change has increased the prevalence of weather-related floods, water damage due to plumbing and appliance failures happen daily—and sadly, they are often preventable.
drying technology

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Assessing correct drying technology usage

Ensuring you have a complete understanding of the best drying technology and methods is critically important.
water damage restoration standard

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

IICRC publishes revised water damage restoration standard

IICRC has published a newly-revised, ANSI-approved ANSI/IICRC S500 Standard for Professional Water Damage Restoration.
Legionnaires' disease

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Combatting Legionnaires’ disease in water restoration jobs

Legionella is a type of bacterium found naturally in freshwater environments, making it a critical consideration on water restoration projects.
waters

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Spotting irrigation system problems early

Regularly inspecting the irrigation system and making any necessary fixes or upgrades is the best way to ensure as little water is being used.