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Teknion workplace products named Best of NeoCon

Multiple new workplace products from Teknion Corporation’s Teknion, Studio TK and Luum Textiles collections received prestigious recognition at NeoCon 2017, held June 12 to 14

Philips Lighting Concept Centre opens

The Philips Lighting Concept Centre (LCC) in Markham, Ont. is officially open following a grand opening launch, held on June 20.

Ontario investing in new and renovated schools

Ontario is investing in building 10 new schools, completing renovations or additions to 28 existing schools, and creating a combined total of 460 new licensed child care spaces across the province.

ASHRAE honours industry achievement

Luc Bertrand of Saint-Lambert, Quebec, and George E. Menzies of Burlington, Ontario, were recognized for their outstanding contribution to advancing sustainable technology in the built environment over the past five decades.

New bus maintenance facility opens in Oshawa

The Raleigh Bus Maintenance and Storage Facility has officially opened in Durham Region, supporting more bus rapid transit for residents.

National Trust unveils Top 10 Endangered Places for 2017

Heritage treasures from British Columbia to Nova Scotia are featured on the National Trust for Canada’s Top 10 Endangered Places List for 2017.

Ontario supports new Toronto long-term care home

Ontario is supporting the construction of a new long-term care home in downtown Toronto that will provide a supportive living environment for residents.

City of Toronto appoints first chief resilience officer

Toronto has appointed Elliott Cappell as its first chief resilience officer.

Ontario schools to receive $1.4 bil for upgrades

Ontario is investing a total of $1.4 billion in 2017-18 to improve school buildings by repairing and upgrading elements such as roofs, flooring and plumbing systems.

Humber River Hospital builds Command Centre

The construction of a state-of-the-art, digitally-advanced Command Centre, designed and built by GE Healthcare Partners, is now underway at Humber River Hospital, North America’s first fully digital hospital.

Ontario invests in York University Markham campus

Ontario is investing $127 million in the construction of a York University campus in Markham, which will be the first university campus in York Region.

Humber River Hospital named Innovator of the Year

Humber River Hospital has been named the winner of PwC Canada’s 2017 Vision to Reality Innovator of the Year Awards in the Builder category.

HOOPP LEAP Awards honour environmental leadership

HOOPP recently handed out its sixth annual LEAP Awards to honour property managers and tenants across Canada for leadership in sustainability initiatives.

Guelph Council Chambers receives lighting retrofit

Guelph Council Chambers have received a light emitting diode (LED) lighting retrofit to replace bulbs and lamps that have faded or burned out.

Toronto buildings on track to energy savings

Toronto's commercial buildings have once again been designated as a course to energy savings in a new iteration of the conservation challenge, race2reduce.

Proposed bill on mercury-containing lamps debated at Senate committee

Members of the Senate of Canada recently debated Bill C-238, which calls for a national strategy for safely disposing mercury-containing lamps.

Kiko Water Systems wins Green Building Product of the Year

CaGBC presented Kiko Water Systems with the 2017 CaGBC Green Building Product of the Year Award for their Water Systems Cartridges.