8 Ways Companies Can Keep Their Best Employees
Forward-thinking business owners understand that retaining their best talent is an ongoing effort that helps ensure a low turnover rate, creates their company’s future leaders, and makes their companies more sustainable over the long term. Employee retention efforts often begin with businesses recognizing that the traditional methods of people management are quickly becoming outdated in […]
Maintaining AC Efficiency During the Peak Cooling Season
With the air conditioning season upon us, commercial property managers of office buildings, retail shopping centres, senior living communities, and long-term care centres continue to look for strategies that will optimize energy use, reduce costs, and maximize AC efficiency over the long term. Proactively maintaining your system will also keep your building occupants comfortable throughout […]
Solving The Labour Shortage In Skilled Trades
Professionals in the trades have been talking about the looming labour shortage for years, with dire predictions about too few people working in the field to fulfill the need. Well, it seems as if that time has come. According to a recent report issued by the Royal Bank of Canada, Canada’s nationally-recognized Red Seal trades […]
Signs Your Boiler is Due for Service or an Upgrade
With the cold weather arriving in Southern Ontario, it’s essential for commercial property owners to keep their building’s heat flowing as energy-efficiently as possible. The heart of your building’s heating system is your boiler. Its prime purpose is to convert gas or electrical energy to heat energy and transfer that heat energy to the heating […]
2022 Trends In Commercial HVAC
The commercial HVAC market is set to continue changing in 2022 as a result of new technological innovations and growing market demand for more sustainable and efficient systems. Here, we delve into some of the most exciting HVAC trends for 2022 and discuss how they promote positive transformation in our industry. Reducing Carbon Footprint […]
Maintaining Optimal Fresh Air Requirements in Commercial Buildings
Most commercial property managers understand that the unseen aspects of their building tend to be the most important. Your HVAC system falls under this category because although your tenants can’t see if something’s wrong with the airflow or quality, they’ll definitely feel the effects. As people begin to return to work in greater numbers and […]
The Importance of Humidity Control In Commercial Buildings
Maintaining optimal indoor air quality (IAQ) in commercial buildings relies heavily on several factors, including humidity control. Poor humidity control can affect your HVAC equipment, building materials, and your tenants’ health. The challenge for many commercial property owners is knowing the right humidity level for their building to ensure that the best quality air reaches […]
Protecting Air Quality in Retail Malls and Shopping Centres
With back-to-school shopping behind us and the busy retail holiday season on the horizon, retail centres and shopping malls are once again places where people will congregate in large numbers. As welcoming as this development is, commercial property owners are cognizant of reports claiming that the COVID-19 pandemic still isn’t behind us, placing scrutiny on […]
5 Best Practices to Improve Indoor Air Quality in Commercial Properties
With Ontario continuing its reopening strategy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses are inviting their employees back into their offices. Although many welcome this development as a return to “normalcy”, many people are hesitant to go back. They cite several reasons for their reluctance, including social anxiety after being isolated and preference for […]
How IoT Is Revolutionizing Commercial HVAC
It’s no secret that companies are going through revolutionary changes to adopt more sustainable practices. The public at large is now expecting corporations to demonstrate how they are viewing new product research and development through a climate lens. This has left many businesses scrambling to reallocate resources toward new environmentally friendly innovations. Commercial property managers […]