Certified for Growth: How Skilled Trade Certifications Empower Workers and Build Confidence

Certified for Growth: How Skilled Trade Certifications Empower Workers and Build Confidence

In the skilled trades, confidence isn’t just about experience—it’s about staying sharp, adaptable, and prepared for evolving industry demands. Certifications have become a crucial tool for professional growth, particularly in trades like fire protection and electrical work. They provide workers with the structured learning needed to refine their expertise, enhance job performance, and build confidence…

HVAC maintenance and IAQ

HVAC maintenance and IAQ

Improving the indoor air quality (IAQ) in your building is important for companies looking to minimize common indoor pollutants and mitigate the risk of health issues for employees and visitors. Maintaining your HVAC system is a key component in improving the IAQ in your building, and a proactive approach can help maintenance managers avoid the…

Climate for preventive health care intensifies

Climate for preventive health care intensifies

A consistent lens for assessing climate risk resilience in Canadian hospitals fits well with preventive health care practices and growing recognition of how the social determinants of health create pressures and costs for the broader health care system. The Health Standards Organization (HSO), the national standards development and assessment body for the health care sector,…

Canada’s first large-scale bioinnovation hub opens

Canada’s first large-scale bioinnovation hub opens

A newly opened facility in Nova Scotia will transform the province’s bioindustrial sector and boost domestic supply chains. The Neptune BioInnovation Centre in Dartmouth is promised to become a world-leading facility that fosters biotechnology advancements such as smart materials, bioplastics, functional foods, green chemicals, therapeutics and alternative proteins. “This Neptune asset and planned expansion are…

How Mentorship Supports Women in Facilities Management

How Mentorship Supports Women in Facilities Management

Mentorship can drastically change someone’s approach when it comes to facilities management. As a facilities manager overseeing more than 100,000 square feet across three nationwide locations for a mission-driven nonprofit, I have navigated countless challenges in this demanding field. From coordinating emergency responses during a basement flood at our Wall Street office, to overhauling outdated…