Operations
Five ingredients of a well-managed facility
Managing a facility requires a combination of skilled facility management personnel, efficient procedures, reliable process technology, and most importantly, a strong focus on the integration
Cultivating safe schools
Schools across the country have changed over the past two years. Canadian perception was such that violence and crime were troubling issues taking place in
A workplace guide to ASHRAE Standard 241
Before ASHRAE Standard 241, there were no specific standards for the control of infectious aerosols in our indoor environments.
New standards for sustainable material use
A new set of standards defines minimum sustainability criteria for high-volume materials used in architecture and interior projects.
Social destabilization unsettles city fabric
Data, collaborative networks and a suite of tested best practices can be valuable resources for property managers pressed to respond to the unsettling social destabilization occurring in many Canadian cities.
Reconciling through design at Centennial College
A look at the recently completed $112-million expansion project at Centennial College built on Indigenous values.
Patient safety during hospital flood events
When a flooding event occurs, either weather-based or mechanical, the effects can be swift and devastating.
A new healthcare tower for a diverse community
The new Ken and Marilyn Thomson Patient Care Centre in Toronto’s east end ushers in a new era of healthcare.
Rooftop solar photovoltaics spark safety advice
Rooftop solar PV installations pack a potentially lethal electrical charge, necessitating vigilant monitoring and maintenance of the many system components.
Workplace macro trends facing facility managers
The tension between employees’ desire to work fluidly and the need for predictability within a business is a key factor affecting workplaces around the world.
CRE industry reveals data-driven demands
Canada’s top commercial real estate players have identified the growing importance of visualizing indoor building activities in real time as the use of space becomes less predictable and tenant needs evolve.
Probing the impact of renos on dementia patients
The quality of life awaiting future residents within the country’s institutional-like care facilities is facing scrutiny as researchers closely examine how these spaces are being reimagined for the better.
Making meaningful impacts in FM
Here are some key ingredients to accomplishing meaningful impacts with teams and stakeholders in facility management.
Hospitality program transforms office portfolio
Over the next three months, Canderel will begin rolling out a workplace hospitality program called Okkto across its buildings.
Archival preservation facility is a net-zero first
Library and Archives Canada’s new preservation storage facility opened as the first net-zero carbon archival centre in the Americas,
Shaping employee experience: the new FM role
Facility managers are now sitting at the boardroom table, participating in discussions and strategy focused on the future of work and the organizational purpose of the workplace.
Women execs in FM share recruitment insight
A discussion earlier this year gleaned perspectives from women executives on how they promote the FM industry.