
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...
The ways we turn data into value
Smart buildings get smarter every single day. They’re a bit like toddlers. The more they live and breathe, the more they learn and acquire new information about the environment around them. And with all this new information, or what we...
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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....
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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...
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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;...
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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...
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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...
Tapping into hot water energy savings
Hot and cold water are at the top of the food chain when it comes to a homeowner’s hierarchy of needs. Of course, we need cold water for a host of day-to-day household operations like flushing toilets but hot water...
Prop tech, property managers and the at-home workforce
Maintaining profitability and tenant satisfaction throughout the pandemic will require help from readily available property management technologies. Hospitals, healthcare and physical distancing. Storefront retail and access to essential goods. Unemployment and household finances. COVID-19 has had an immediate and upending...
A conversation can change the world
We first acknowledged climate change in the mid-to-late 1980s and since then politicians, governments, and other environmental champions have tried to identify the best ways to articulate the impact of this issue. Positively communicating about the climate can offer valuable...