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

While we can see human resources supporting head office staff, the involvement in operations is, for the most part, something new.

Aging residential towers are in dire need of investment, something the pandemic has underscored given the scores of frontline workers who’ve been disproportionately affected.

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

Although they increasingly rely on professional service providers to keep up with the complexities of compliance, owners/managers ultimately carry the responsibility for life safety and bear the brunt of enforcement.

Ultimately, the hybrid office will have at its heart a planning principle based on people rotating in and out of the office, with flexible schedules they have more control over than ever.

Impacts of the hard insurance market are trickling into condominium corporations across Canada, challenging boards and managers in their wake.

Colleges and universities are questioning how much space will be needed in the future campus, how it will be operated, and how to make our built environment more healthy, sustainable and resilient.

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.

Condo corporations are facing new budgeting challenges in 2020. Planning for unexpected and increasing expenses is difficult to anticipate.

In the shadow of a possible second wave, realtors forge ahead with the new reality of buying and selling condos.

A much anticipated, and unfinished, addition to St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto was fast-tracked to keep pace with a fast-moving pandemic.

With always evolving guidelines and pandemic uncertainty, building resilience in condo communities is more important than ever.

While many condos haven’t yet experienced the major effects of climate change, statistics and case studies foreshadow the impacts that could come.

The office remains a preferable environment for the majority of workers who find working from home every day an unfavourable option.

As provinces gradually gear up for reopening and ease some coronavirus restrictions, there are proactive measures and legal concerns condo communities might want to think

Financial uncertainty prevails for condo corporations that are anxious about continuing operations and budgeting in the wake of COVID-19.