Proactive Maintenance With Parity
Property managers and building staff know that one of the largest risks buildings face is equipment damage – especially larger, older, or complicated equipment. Whether it’s from wear and tear, age, or bad luck, equipment repairs can ruin budgets. A...
Shoulder Season: The Best Time for Energy Savings
As the seasons shift from the scorching heat of summer to the bone-chilling cold of winter, and vice versa, building managers need to prepare their properties for the transitional period known as shoulder season. We’ve found that shoulder season is...
How Parity Automates Demand Response
Managers of multifamily buildings and hospitality properties face a unique challenge in optimizing HVAC systems. With the growing focus on the electric grid and the need to reduce carbon footprints, demand response programs present an excellent opportunity for property and...
Planning for 2021: An innovative solution to increasing condo reserve funds
Condo corporations are looking for resourceful solutions to keep budgets balanced and cash reserves healthy. Cash reserves or reserve funds are the money a condo corporation puts aside and contributes to monthly, for maintenance, repairs and upgrades to the common...
Water taps: The invisible cost that will run you dry
By: Margaux Berry As condo board president of 68 Abell St. condominium in Little Portugal, Toronto, I know a thing or two about building operations. You might be surprised that the biggest invisible cost is water. In 2019, the average...
Parity Inc. places No. 50 on The Globe and Mail’s second-annual ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies
TORONTO, ON (September 25, 2020) – Parity Inc. (Parity) is pleased to announce it placed No. 50 on the 2020 Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies. Canada’s Top Growing Companies ranks Canadian companies on three-year revenue growth....
Roll Call: Where are the early adopters?
We need more early adopters. Early adopters are the first customers to embrace a new product or technology before the majority of the population does. They are a generation of risk-takers that say with a resounding “yes!” that they believe...
Cool off on AC to cool down greenhouse gas emissions
It’s summer in the city and, if you listen carefully, you can hear the whir of air conditioning (AC) units running across the city. These machines help residential, high-rise dwellers stay cool in the summer — especially during pandemic lockdowns;...
Harvesting the “low hanging fruit” for sustainable solutions
Imagine having $50 billion dollars over 5 years to make Canada a more sustainable country. That’s what the Task Force for a Resilient Recovery is asking the government for with the goal to get Canadians back to work while also...
Igniting tenant participation in summer energy savings
Energy efficiency and cost savings are often top of mind for property managers, especially in summer when high temperatures drive tenants to more frequently adjust thermostats in order to stay cool and comfortable in their suites. Building-wide thermostat fluctuations can...
