City of Toronto staff have set out a fall to winter timeframe for consultations on the development of a proposed energy reporting bylaw for large buildings.

A proposed bill would require owners of enclosed workplaces in Ontario to conduct radon testing and mitigate unsafe levels of the naturally occurring gas.

Property owners and managers may eventually face not only frustrated residents and tenants when elevators have to be taken offline, but also a time limit

The real estate industry names Ontario election issues that will affect the sector, and outlines how this election has killed some proposed bills.

The City of Markam has joined a growing list of municipalities that have adopted bird-friendly building guidelines for new construction.

Calls for Ontario Municipal Board reform are on the rise. But the OMB is a contentious issue, and experts cannot agree on how to move forward.

Quebec is one of the last Canadian jurisdictions to specifically mandate asbestos monitoring and ...

A previously postponed phase-out of incandescent light bulbs is set to go in most Canadian provinces in 2014.

New accessibility regulations and innovative ideas are transforming Ontario's infrastructure.

The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association recently revised its 2002 ergonomics guideline.

Following the model of the 2010 National Building Code of Canada, the newest version of the B.C. Building Code has ...

Toronto’s leadership in the industry is due to the fact that green roofs are not only encouraged but mandatory.

The most recent edition of ASHRAE standard 62.1 specifies 17 cubic feet per minute of fresh air per occupant as the minimum acceptable ventilation level ...

Ontario's new building code continues an incremental adoption of heightened energy efficiency standards.

Toronto’s harmonized zoning bylaw draft is nearing completion and City staff is optimistic the rules will meet the approval of both Toronto council and property owners. But they may have reason to be wary; the City’s previous attempt at a ...

The Health Product Declaration (HPD) open standard was developed to provide support for evaluating products ...

Any water source in a building that can be aerosolized may be a Legionella risk, particularly where the water is dirty, remains still or is not exposed to a ...