Maintenance
CondoBusiness
Ontario condo managers grapple with price hikes
As multi-residential buildings grapple with rising construction costs, condo managers in Ontario are experiencing the impacts up close.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Preparing for power loss in your facility
Power loss is a real concern for facilities, caused by anything from ice storms or lightning to fallen trees to aging machinery. As a facility
CondoBusiness
Construction costs rattle the condo industry
Construction cost increases are a significant concern if a condo needs to complete work in the next year or so. But the concern isn't just the here and now.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Take a proactive approach to your roof this fall
As temperatures continue to drop throughout fall, it’s hard not to think about winter on its way. Facility managers know that a fall preventative maintenance
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Building a fall facility maintenance checklist that ticks all the boxes
As September comes to an end, it’s time to finalize your fall facility maintenance checklist. When winter arrives later in the year, it brings its
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Cleaning floors for health, instead of for appearance
Science is emerging about facility managers prioritizing your floors to clean for health, rather than for appearance.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
How to set your janitors up for success
Janitors are often the behind-the-scenes heroes of facility maintenance, keeping everything clean, stocked, and sanitized. They support health and safety and hygiene and they’re often
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
How to get your parking lot winter-ready
Don’t forget your parking lot as part of your fall maintenance plan.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The importance of air purification
A sustainable and practical solution to indoor air pollution
REMI Network
Preventative HVAC maintenance tips for fall
Fall HVAC maintenance allows you to look ahead to upcoming spring repairs, budget spending for upcoming expenditures, and keep your building in its best shape for the coming year.
REMI Network
How to prepare your facility for fall pests
As temperatures drop, buildings are vulnerable to pests looking for food and shelter from the outdoor elements.
CondoBusiness
Plugging into the future of EV charging
New buildings are subject to laws and regulations, which require them to be compatible with EVCs.
REMI Network
Where do BSCs and PMs go from here?
A building service contractor and property management discussion on the present and the future was a cornerstone of the 2022 ISSA Show Canada program.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Recapping the ISSA Show Canada 2022
The 2022 show ticked all the boxes when it came to technology, educational opportunities, and networking events.
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.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Inside a Passive House first in Surrey, B.C.
Designing the Clayton Community Centre to become Passive House certified for ultra-low energy use was no easy feat, especially since the international standard had never been pursued for this type of facility in North America.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Protecting your facility from pandemic-hardened pests
Social distancing and reduced capacities have emboldened pests and created additional challenges for facilities.