Due to hundreds of office, retail and multifamily properties unable to achieve LEED certification, IREM has launched an affordable alternative.

Massachusetts and California topped the 2015 rankings, in which 40 U.S. states scored less than half of the 50 available points awarded for energy efficiency initiatives.

CanmetMATERIALS, a metals testing facility in Hamilton, Ont., has been awarded the 2015 Innovation in LEED Award for New Construction by the Canada Green Building

Montreal Space for Life has announced the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium has been awarded LEED NC 1.0 Platinum by the Canada Green Building Council. The

The Wood Innovation and Design Centre in Prince George, B.C. was recognized as this year’s outstanding design-build project by the Canadian Design-Build Institute.

BuildGreen Solutions, providers of deep green sustainability solutions to Canada’s real estate sector, has appointed Jenny McMinn as VP in its Toronto office.

The National Trust for Canada will celebrate the winners of its 2015 National Leadership Awards on October 23, 2015.

Broccolini has opened the Broccolini Corporate Centre Saint-Laurent 2, a LEED Silver, 129,310 square foot commercial and office space over five floors.

ASHRAE has recently published its “Cold-Climate Buildings Design Guide,” to help designers face particular challenges of buildings in colder locales.

The 2015 Canadian Urban Institute Brownie Awards were recently handed out to projects and programs at a gala in Toronto’s Daniels Spectrum on October 8, 2

The TD Centre in Toronto has earned LEED Platinum certification for all of its six towers.

Retail companies in Ontario with 500 or more employees should start preparing for provincial compliance audits related to AODA.

One of the tallest wood buildings in the world will soon be constructed at UBC, providing housing for hundreds of students. When completed, the $51.5-million residence building will stand 53 metres tall (about 174 feet).

Results from a pioneering study examining the correlation between improved property performance and green building certification were recently released.

At a gala dinner on September 30, Engineers Canada handed out a total of six scholarships to engineers working on a broad range of projects.

Brampton, Ontario is celebrating its first LEED facility. DHL, a global logistics company, has achieved the designation at its DHL Express Headquarters.

29 tree-planting groups across North America, along with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, set the world record for most trees planted in one hour.