Industry News

Acton Quarry world’s first certified aggregate site

The CRH Canada's Dufferin Aggregates Acton Quarry has become the world’s first certified aggregate site, an achievement seen as a catalyst for industry.

ROXUL headquarters celebrates LEED Gold

The North American headquarters of ROXUL Inc. has just earned LEED Gold certification.

Seneca opens engineering training centre

The Ontario government recently celebrated the opening of the Mechatronics Simulation and Demonstration Centre at Seneca College. This innovative facility is the first of its

OLG Casino Brantford achieves LEED Silver

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) recently announced OLG Casino Brantford has achieved LEED Silver certification from the Canada Green Building Council. The facility

Ontario invests in social housing retrofits

Ontario is putting its new Climate Change Strategy into action by investing $92 million from the Green Investment Fund into social housing retrofits to take

BOMA Toronto sets carbon neutral precedent

The Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Toronto is the world's first BOMA chapter to formally achieve carbon neutral status, but the pioneers are hopeful others will soon join them.

Groups aim to phase out certain HFC refrigerants

The AHRI and the NRDC have issued a joint letter to the EPA to show support for the change in status of certain refrigerants used in liquid chillers.

Sobeys distribution centre awarded LEED Silver

Sobeys Quebec’s automated distribution centre, located in Terrebonne, was recently awarded a LEED Silver certification rating. “We have committed a number of years to improving

Recycling now mandatory for Calgary landlords

All multi-family buildings in Calgary are now required to provide recycling services as per the City’s new waste and recycling bylaw, which took effect February

Tenant blowback hits heat recovery ventilation

Recent data analysis from the United Kingdom's Building Performance Evaluation program questions the suitability of some types of energy-saving technology for affordable housing projects.

Innovative new Coast Capital headquarters

The innovative new Coast Capital Savings headquarters has opened in Surrey’s city centre. Designed by MCMP Architects, the new building is the deliberate antithesis of a

Landmark agreement saves Great Bear Rainforest

85 per cent of B.C.'s Great Bear Rainforest will now be protected from logging under a new landmark agreement celebrated today.

Calgarian upholds public image of engineering

Erich Binder, president of Calgary-based Erich Binder Consulting Ltd., has received the ASHRAE Award for Distinguished Service, recognizing outstanding community service that also serves to promote the public image of engineering.

Ottawa’s LeBreton Flats a ‘legacy’ in the making

Ottawa’s LeBreton Flats is being redeveloped into a world-class cultural destination dedicated to open green spaces, public facilities, housing and hockey.

More reinvestment in municipal buildings urged

The 2016 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card concludes that seven of eight surveyed asset categories are in declining condition based on the reported level of reinvestment in upkeep.

Teknion recognized for climate change leadership

Teknion Corporation, a sustainable furniture design firm, has been named a leader in carbon emissions reduction in Canada. Teknion was recognized for the quality of

P3s figure in high-performance public buildings

Canadian governments' standardized approach to public-private partnerships (P3s) is considered a model to emulate in the United States, where strategists are examining ways to boost that country's stock of high-performance public buildings.