Over the past four years, about 69 million square feet of Toronto’s office stock participated in an ambitious challenge to lower energy usage in buildings.

The significance of green programs is becoming more pertinent in conversations about attracting and retaining tenants and meeting occupant expectations.

Green Standards, a Toronto-based initiative that helps divert used office equipment from the landfill, is helping properties report sustainable efforts.

One of two sewers bylaw changes that are expected to trickle down to building owners and managers is on tap for the New Year.

While demographics are a way to predict some uncertainties that await an aging real estate industry, understanding human values is a more accurate compass.

Increasing operational excellence is even more significant amidst a real estate market with fewer investment opportunities.

Commercial real estate professionals across Canada gathered in Québec City for the Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada National Awards gala.

Global sustainability benchmark places 2015 Canadian achievement more in line with the top-ranked Australia/New Zealand region than with the 144 U.S. participants.

In the race to move from one building certification level to another, some industry leaders wonder if subscribers of such programs are truly being green.

With the rise of mixed-use developments comes the opportunity to create sustainable structures that enhance surrounding neighbourhoods.

BOMA BESt participants demonstrate long-term commitment to the environmental performance assessment program with a flurry of building re-certifications in 2014.

Ontario's Certified Rental Building program adds green standards, while BOMA BESt's multi-residential participation rate declines.

As LEED certification increasingly matters to tenants’ employees, sound environmental stewardship has moved from a nice-to-do to a must-do for many companies.

The more human aspect of sustainability was the focus of a recent discussion on tenant demands for green space, at Toronto’s Green Real Estate Conference

Toronto has two changes to its sewers bylaw coming down the pipes that, if adopted, may trickle down to building owners and managers.

Half a can of pop is all it takes. That hundred-odd millilitres of syrupy soda is enough to contaminate an entire paper recycling stream. A

BOMA BESt's new portfolio-wide application targets light industrial and open-air retail properties