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Webinar Recording: Risk Managing Buildings and Infrastructure for Climate Change – A Guide to Resiliency

A recent study from the Insurance Institute of Canada reported that major weather impacts are doubling every five to ten years. Weather claims in Canada are predicted to increase from…

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Webinar Recording: Due Diligence Risk Assessment vs. Regulatory Risk Assessment: Which Do I Need?

Due Diligence Risk Assessments (DDRAs) are increasingly becoming the “go-to” approach by Pinchin’s Property Management and Investment clients, for obtaining financing or supporting the environmental site assessment work for transactional…

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Webinar Recording: Utilizing Technology Within Your Buildings To Manage The Risk Of COVID-19

COVID-19 has presented significant challenges to building owners and managers. The indoor environment requires significant re-calibration for safe re-occupancy of spaces. Public health professionals have provided an 18-24 month timeline…

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Pinchin Services for Educational Facilities during COVID-19

As schools reopen this fall, the protection of students, teachers, support staff, and our general public remains paramount. School boards are on the front lines in dealing with the challenging…

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Why testing for SARS-CoV-2 in your buildings is the wrong approach to managing the risk of transmission

As we move to re-occupy our public spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic, our workforce and the general public will be looking to building owners and operators to provide a safe space by minimizing the risks around the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the strain of virus that causes COVID-19. One request our team of experts are seeing more and more frequently is to test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the air and on surfaces within buildings. However, focusing on detecting the virus in our buildings is the wrong approach to managing the risk of transmission given the reasons presented below.

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