Maintenance
CondoBusiness
How to negotiate landscaping contracts
What should condominium corporations look for in landscaping contracts? Experience suggests the most successful relationships between condominium corporations and landscape contractors always involve two things:
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Backup power critical to hurricane preparedness
The start of hurricane season is around the corner and it’s important that facilities are prepared.
CondoBusiness
Sniffing out culprits for odour complaints
Scents associated with cigarette smoke, cooking and the garbage chute are among the most common odours complaints received by building managers.
CondoBusiness
Reliable Elevators Act passes second reading
If it becomes law, the Reliable Elevators Act would require maintenance contractors to restore out-of-service elevators within 14 days in most buildings.
REMI Network
Nova Scotia changes Occupational Health and Safety Act
The Nova Scotia government is making changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act that will help keep employees safe at work.
CondoBusiness
A property manager’s guide to roof inspections
At least twice per year, property managers should conduct roof inspections and maintenance on their roofs.
CondoBusiness
MPP proposes time limits for elevator repairs
Han Dong, the Liberal MPP for Trinity-Spadina, is proposing to set time limits for elevator repairs with a private member's bill.
CondoBusiness
How climate change could affect maintenance fees
Maintenance fees are based on historic norms, stable benchmarks and logical predictions. What happens when those predictions no longer fit the weather?
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Salaries linked to maintenance skills shortages
Employers' profile in the market and social media proficiency can help to attract jobseekers, while lengthy hiring processes can alienate job candidates and/or push them to openings with other employers.
CondoBusiness
Four factors affecting generator service costs
There are four major factors that will affect generator service costs in all condominiums.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Reducing maintenance costs with energy efficiency
Simple energy efficient measures in a facility can significantly lower costs related to maintenance and operations.
REMI Network
Six steps to minimize safety risks in a facility
Baseline procedures and best practices serve as a guide to help businesses better understand—and help minimize—security and safety risks.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Bergeron Centre a model for fully integrated BIM
The use of building information modelling to develop the Bergeron Centre at York University earned the project a Canada BIM Council award.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Four reasons LED lamps fail prematurely
LEDs make big claims about savings potential, but how much of this is marketing hype?
REMI Network
U of Calgary’s green cleaning program awarded CIMS-GB certification from ISSA
The University of Calgary recently earned ISSA’s Cleaning Industry Management Standard Green Building certification for its dedication to green cleaning.
REMI Network
Cannon Services now named Citron Hygiene
Cannon Hygiene Canada Limited will immediately begin operating under its new name Citron Hygiene.
CondoBusiness
An overview of pre-winter roof inspections
Just like other parts of the building, the roof requires ongoing maintenance and preventative repairs. Studies have shown that a roof that has not been
