Ontario updates provincial planning rules
The Ontario government released a new set of land-use planning rules for municipalities, which build on the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act. Paul Calandra, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, recently outlined key changes in the 2024 Ontario Provincial...
Back to Basics: How to Keep Parking Garages Secure
Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important but possibly overlooked information facilities management professionals should know. Facilities management and security professionals whose facilities include parking garages should take steps to increase...
Successful Access Control Implementation Strategies
Access control is a critical component of the safety and security of any institutional or commercial building, which makes proper implementation of an access control system crucial, since virtually everyone in the organization will interact with its components....
Donation to Hastings College Targets Deferred Maintenance
Hastings College will tackle a backlog of deferred maintenance thanks to a $9 million donation specifically for facility maintenance. August 27, 2024 Higher education facilities regularly receive donations. They receive them for new buildings, for scholarships, for...
Conestoga College allocates $500M-plus for campus upgrades
Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning has invested more than $500 million into its facilities, student housing and academic programming. This includes $100 million-plus for upgrades to the Waterloo campus, enhancing student support...
ASHRAE opens portal to data centre guidance
ASHRAE has opened a portal to comprehensive guidance for data centre design and operations. The new special section of its website is a hub for technical resources, including standards, guidelines, research papers and best practices for maintaining optimal temperature...
Stamford Tackles Building Mice Infestation
The health department in Stamford, Connecticut, recently found evidence of a mice infestation throughout the Stamford Government Center. August 26, 2024 Pests who infiltrate institutional and commercial facilities present maintenance and engineering managers with a...
Savings Strategy: Energy and Water Assessments
Healthcare facilities managers can use assessments to benchmark their facilities and assess the financial impact of conservation measures. A building’s energy costs are typically its largest operating expense, and, as expected, hospitals and similar medical facilities...
Mayo Clinic Completes New Hospital in Wisconsin
The six-level, 96-bed facility will replace the current hospital in La Crosse. Mayo Clinic leaders and community officials celebrated the completion of a new Mayo Clinic Health System hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin. With patient comfort and safety as top priorities,...
Top-Down Construction: Streamlining the Building Process | BD+C
Urban projects often face challenges such as limited space, congested environments, and the need for efficient construction timelines, which are all critical to improving urban living. In such scenarios, traditional construction methods can be inefficient and...