winter maintenance

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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Protecting your building through the winter

The outside of your building takes a beating in the winter, from the strong winds to the freeze-thaw cycle and ice accumulation. Many times, outdoor
efficiency

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Boost energy efficiency in your building

As facility and maintenance managers continue to strive for top building performance, energy efficiency remains an important factor in cutting costs, boosting efficiency, and increasing
winter curb appeal

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Winter curb appeal for your building

As winter weather dominates and many of our properties stay covered in snow, how can maintenance managers still deliver winter curb appeal? Impressions are important
ice melt

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

The facts about ice melt

Winter is rapidly approaching as temperatures drop and the snow and ice arrive! As part of your outdoor winter maintenance plan, it’s important to have
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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Out in the cold

Every year, over 40,000 working Canadians are injured due to slip and fall accidents, particularly during the winter months. Ice, accumulated snow, and moisture outside

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Maintaining a safe property through winter

Residential property managers need to be extra vigilant this time of year to ensure their buildings are safe and properly maintained.
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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Keeping your stone floors looking their best

When water and dirt hit your stone floors, it’s important to be vigilant in keeping them clean. With the winter approaching and messy weather drawing
insulation

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Pipe insulation is a must for your maintenance

Often, the role of the maintenance manager extends to cutting costs and choosing materials that support your company’s sustainability goals. Whether you are choosing insulation
outdoor maintenance

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Protect outdoor maintenance workers in the winter

As temperatures drop during the winter months, staying safe and protected while you work outside is an important part of outdoor maintenance. Cold temperatures pose

Canadian Apartment Magazine

‘Tis the season for slip and fall claims

Failing to take the necessary steps to prevent slip and fall accidents can lead to costly litigation and mar the reputation of a building and its management.
pipes

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Stop your pipes from freezing in the winter

As winter approaches and you are busy preparing your building for the colder weather, don’t forget your pipes. Having a pipe burst in your building
ice melt

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

The need-to-know about using ice melt

While it's a common winter solution, there are several things that ice melt users need to be aware of.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

How to manage winter cleaning in your facility

Winter can be a messy time for facilities, and it’s critical that facilities focus extra attention on cleaning for both appearance and health.
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CondoBusiness

Snow and ice contractors brave insurance blizzard

Contractors working in the snow and ice management industry are facing a blizzard of challenges on the insurance side, or what many are calling a crisis.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Winter maintenance strategies that work

With experts predicting an earlier start to Canada’s cold season, the time to get started on winter maintenance is now.
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Canadian Facility Management & Design

Maintaining schools for second pandemic winter

Every team should create a checklist, and then continually review their internal systems—floor by floor—to reveal any possible failure points.
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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Preparing facility floors for winter

During winter weather, facility floors can suffer from snow, ice, salt, and sand being tracked throughout a building.