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How to maintain purchased winter mats
Purchased mats tend to be ideally suited to the moist winter conditions, but they need to be properly cleaned and cared for. Here's how.
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.
REMI Network
Proposed community hubs get maintenance funds
Four community hubs across Ontario will receive funding through the Surplus Property Transition Initiative (SPTI) for up to 18 months.
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.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A sound alternative to window replacement
Hospitality-specific soundproofing solutions address the primary culprits of noise ingress — windows and patio doors — to cut external noise, without replacement or major renovation.
CondoBusiness
Integrated security solutions add new layer
The intrusion detection system (IDS) is slowly being incorporated into integrated security solutions in condominiums.
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.
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.
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.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
City of Mississauga slashes electricity use at rink
The City of Mississauga has slashed the electricity use of the ice-making equipment at its Iceland Arena during winter and shoulder season operations.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Three fundamentals of facilities management
Facility managers do a lot, and sometimes that gets in the way of other things they should be doing but aren’t.
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.
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.
REMI Network
Transforming property managers into high performers
Developing and managing high-performing real estate assets, while reducing the consumption of natural resources is now an industry expectation.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Protecting emergency power supply system docs
The new emergency power supply system (EPSS) has been commissioned. The design, factory witness testing, installation and site benchmarking are complete. This state-of-the-art power plant
