Electricity demand projections through the vaccination rollout period should take two contradictory factors into account, energy management specialists affirm.

How AMPED Sports Lab and Ice Complex in Ottawa, Ontario, became the first Zero Carbon Building Performance Standard certified arena.

Facility managers are no longer viewed as a back-office function, but rather “a strategic instrument to attract and retain talent and create a great experience,”

When considering products with recycled content, pay attention to the types of recycled materials that are in them.

With the right market signals and incentives, Canada can create a retrofit economy now that would yield skilled jobs for the Canadian economy, operational savings from energy and carbon reduction and better, healthier buildings for Canadians.

In the age of COVID, it's also important to consider how chemical exposures influence our ability to fight disease.

In preparation for World Water Day, here are five water conservation tips for facility managers and service providers.

Product and service suppliers to the property and facilities management sector are among eight publicly listed Canadian companies ranked for highest global revenues tied to low-carbon business activities.

Facility managers require resources to accomplish tasks, but other departments within the organization need the same and limited resources.

The Edmonton Public Library recently revamped its flagship branch: the Stanley A. Milner Library.

Facility owners and managers must rethink the demands of existing operations and systems to deal with rapidly fluctuating capacity.

The 2020 race2reduce field boasts more than 1,730 buildings encompassing 248 million square feet of space in common areas and tenant premises — an increase from 650 buildings covering 95 million square feet in 2019.

An Efficiency Canada report suggests a lack of mandatory air leak testing in buildings hinders attempts at net-zero energy efficiency.

Retrofits to remedy energy losses through the building envelope are sometimes based on assumptions and uncertainty.

Circadian lighting plays a special role in facilities management as long-term care homes and schools increasingly look to enhance wellbeing among seniors and children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Facility management affects a significant component of total lifetime embodied carbon.

The zero carbon project marks an evolution in warehouses and, more broadly, the potential for a lower-emitting industrial sector.