Maintenance
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Cleaning schedules revisited in open offices
How can cleaning workers complete their tasks as office workers clock less defined work hours in open offices, challenging traditional cleaning schedules?
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Facility managers eye IoT investments
Nearly two-thirds of facility managers are interested in implementing new digital technologies such as intelligent analytics, according to a recent study.
CondoBusiness
Ontario looks to boost elevator availability
Ontario is looking to boost elevator availability in multi-storey residential buildings, as well as long-term care and seniors’ homes.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Building operators highly sought and lowly paid
Building operations and maintenance positions are at the bottom of the pay scale in a sector that reports a general skills shortage.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Quebec tweaks building upkeep and repair rules
Neither Quebec's largest rental housing association nor public sector union is happy with recent changes to construction industry regulations governing voluntary work.
REMI Network
Ontario’s auditor general flags maintenance oversights
Almost $19 million was spent on operating and maintaining 812 vacant buildings in Ontario from 2016 to 2017.
REMI Network
IICRC seeks input on new standard
The IICRC is seeking input on BSR-IICRC S400 Standard for Cleaning, Maintenance, and Restoration of the Commercial Built Environment.
CondoBusiness
Required upgrades to single-speed elevators lifted
The TSSA recently lifted the requirement to undertake certain upgrades to the controls of single-speed elevators, but it doesn’t mean building owners should abandon modernization.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Retailers key to Hurricane Harvey recovery
The Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association (PRSM) reports that thousands of stores have suffered damage, while building product suppliers and construction/maintenance contractors grapple with their own losses.
REMI Network
B.C. storage rack regulations take effect 2018
New resource guides help navigate the Occupational Health and Safety storage rack regulation coming into effect January 2018.
REMI Network
Tork launches online guide to identify performance improvement gaps
Tork's new online platform offers guidance for how workforce safety and hygiene can complement new technology and improve efficiency.
Canadian Property Management
Outdoor Maintenance Projects to Tackle this Summer
Summer is the perfect time to deal with outdoor maintenance projects. Here are some tips from Elite Trade Painting's Mike Benteau on where to start.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Tips for effective storage room management
Effectively managing storage rooms means making sure those items are kept safe, secure, and available to building managers, staff, and occupants as needed.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Sensor solutions optimize washroom maintenance
While facility management already leverages technology extensively, innovations aren’t yet being used fully in washroom cleaning and maintenance.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
The pros and cons of different humidifiers
The type of humidification system chosen will directly affect the amount of time, effort, and expense that must be invested to keep the equipment running at peak performance.
REMI Network
Recycled tires create more resilient concrete: study
Researchers at the University of British Columbia used recycled tires to develop a stronger concrete that could be used for buildings.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A role for employees in workplace pest prevention
Facility managers might be surprised to find out how often an employee accidentally introduces pests in the office.
