Workplaces
Canadian Property Management
Pursuing WELL at CBRE’s new office in North York
CBRE now has four out of the ten WELL-registered projects in Canada: one in Vancouver and three in the GTA, including the Toronto North office.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Documents to destroy in (mostly) paperless offices
Even as paperless offices become increasingly common, there remain everyday hard copy documents that should be destroyed to prevent fraud.
CondoBusiness
Workplace safety tips for property managers
Coordinating building systems and dealing with a variety of issues personal to clients’ homes have the potential to place property managers in harm’s way.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ergonomic considerations for the design stage
When designing a workplace, it’s important to consider all aspects of ergonomics, productivity and accessibility.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
KPMG looks to clients in locating Vaughan office
When KPMG selected its new location, proximity to clients factored prominently, leading the growing professional services firm to set up shop in Vaughan.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Better employee experiences in meeting rooms
Meeting rooms play a key part in rounding out a better employee experience for those that struggle with reduced privacy at workstations in an open layout.
REMI Network
Six steps to minimize safety risks in a facility
Baseline procedures and best practices serve as a guide to help businesses better understand—and help minimize—security and safety risks.
Canadian Property Management
Top 14 stories to watch in 2017
Last year, the commercial real estate industry faced a number of diverse challenges and successes that are expected to develop throughout 2017. Here, REMI’s award-winning
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Good acoustics, design no longer mutually exclusive
the building community is becoming more aware of the importance of acoustics at the same time that the industry is giving designers more options.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Survey finds link between office design, innovation
The presentation brought together findings from Gensler’s 2016 Workplace Survey and Design Forecast 2016, which looks ahead 10 years.
REMI Network
Canadian workers feel support for work-life balance
Flexible work schedules is one of the most valued job perks among managers and employees in Canadian companies, and many feel support for work-life balance.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Getting a grip on hand strain and related injuries
Laboratories are common in Canada, reaching from the viniculture industry to universities, pharmaceutical and petro chemical sectors. For lab techs, there are many occupational hazards,
REMI Network
Employees misjudge top office areas for germs
Workplaces are often culprits for influenza and employees are usually uneducated on what areas of an office harbor the most germs.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
New Quebec regulation on ladder, stepladder use
CNESST has published a notice of a draft regulation in the Gazette officielle concerning the use of ladders and stepladders at Quebec-based worksites.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Acoustic performance in open-concept offices
As walls have come down in offices to create open-concept spaces, the trend has brought welcome change, such as encouraging collaboration, but it also means that the old ways of managing noise no longer work.
REMI Network
Tips for communicating facility cleaning issues
Facility cleaning issues can often cause dysfunction between FM's and contractors. Here are ways to communicate problems and create a symbiotic workplace.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
CIBC Mellon adds Mississauga office
Growth is a common reason for companies to relocate. Indeed, it was one of two key drivers behind CIBC Mellon’s recent move into a Mississauga outpost.
