Workplaces
Canadian Facility Management & Design
The evolution of the FM avatar
As their job responsibilities change, FMs need to continuously improve in order to help bring their organization value.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Inside LoyaltyOne’s move to new Toronto HQ
The recent relocation of LoyaltyOne’s Toronto-based head office was a move to end all moves.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Wellness needs to begin at the building level
Technology continues to make everyone’s life much easier, but it’s also making everyone more sedentary.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Employee experience drives design
Businesses must transition their approach to workplace design by considering the experiences their workforce looks for when it comes into the office.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Illuminating human centric lighting
A seven-month study revealed a 12-per-cent increase in task performance metrics for office workers who worked under HCL fixtures.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Amenities key to promoting occupant well-being
Health and wellness-promoting amenities are no longer just nice-to-have perks in sustainable office buildings — increasingly, employees are demanding them.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Launch of WELL v2 follows arrival of Fitwel
As more and more organizations look to whip their corporate interiors into shape, they have at least two certifications paths to choose from.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Building better experiences as IoT advances
IoT connectivity can be used by organizations to shape how occupants move about a facility and assign precise monetary values to specific spaces.
REMI Network
Study of employee wellness programs shows positive effects
Employee wellness programs in the workplace are lacking despite evidence showing their effectiveness.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Trading screwdrivers for strategic partnerships
Facilities management needs to have a voice in the C-suite. As business evolves, company leaders will require strategic facilities managers.
Canadian Property Management
Gender diversity insight for investors unveiled
Since only publicly traded entities are part of the analysis, many of Canada's largest real estate players are excluded. However, other criteria to qualify would eliminate several of them anyway.
REMI Network
BMO opening high-tech campus in CF Toronto Eaton Centre
BMO is transforming a four-storey space at CF Toronto Eaton Centre into an urban campus that will also repurpose part of the old Sears Canada store.
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
Travel Centre charts unmapped territory
Travel Centre is taking its guests into uncharted territory with a new destination that brings together a rare mix of event, retail and work space.
REMI Network
Online tool helps workplaces address stress and mental injury
A new online survey tool assists workplaces in identifying and addressing psychosocial hazards.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Service design sprints deliver speedy solutions
Service design sprints are a way for workplace teams to create better workplaces by improving or creating new services for them.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Focus on workplace wellness elevates ergonomics
There is a natural role for ergonomics to play in workplace interventions as organizations increasingly look to improve employee well-being, says Lucy Hart.
