Toronto's residential and commercial building may soon track their energy efficiency, as the city looks at mandatory energy use reporting.

Now is the time to curb energy costs as the Rent Increase Guideline is moving downward as fast as the price of hydro ...

Grey water recovery systems are starting to gain traction in commercial and multi-residential buildings because of their ...

Here are seven strategies to reduce energy wastage.

Through a combination of smart purchasing, maintenance programs and strategic planning, building managers ...

Most building managers keep track of the cost of their energy bills. However, few pay attention to how much energy ...

Waste heat recovery is an exciting renewable energy technology. Waste heat recovery units add to the efficiency of building energy needs ...

Building automation systems enable buildings to generate limitless data and information on nearly every aspect of a building and then share it among systems to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire facility.

An energy audit is the logical first step in helping to reduce a facility’s utility costs and carbon footprint, and justify capital expenditures. Here are 10 things every building manager should know before embarking on an energy audit.

The Building Energy Quotient program introduces a scoring system and database that will allow participants to compare their building’s performance ...

Energy efficiency in highrise multi-residential buildings can be achieved through a variety of retrofits. However, one method that is often overlooked is ...

The Ontario Power Authority has introduced a number of new conservation programs to help consumers and businesses save money, better manage their electricity use, reduce their impact on the environment and help ensure the province has ...

Recently, CMHC expanded its energy efficiency program features, increasing the maximum amount of its premium rebate from 10 to 15 per cent. The new program also allows for greater flexibility in underwriting, providing higher ...

There are many aging irrigation systems that operate ineffectively. Thankfully, advances in technology mean many of the inefficiencies can be reduced or ...

Approximately 50 per cent of landfill waste could be composted but, instead, the buried organic waste, which cannot rot properly in a landfill site, turns to ...