Developers and designers of York Region's new Forest Stewardship and Education Centre aim to join a select group of just six properties worldwide to be fully certified through the Living Building Challenge.

With more than 100 registered hives in Toronto alone, people are seeing the environmental benefits and economic possibilities around urban beekeeping.

Green roof benefits include better air quality, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, improved storm water management and economic advantages.

As electric vehicles gain popularity across Canada, property managers and owners can benefit by installing EV charging stations of their own.

The new ETFO office in Toronto is the city's first purpose-built facility to receive LEED Platinum, and features a Canadian first in geothermal energy.

Buildings can use different systems to improve stormwater management, thereby lessening the burden on the municipal drainage system.

Installing electric vehicle-charging stations during construction is straightforward, but retrofitting existing properties can be a challenge.

Livings walls are growing in popularity due to the benefits they bring to indoor environments.

As electric vehicles become more popular, the building industry is starting to look at how it can accommodate ...

Solar water heating systems are not only environmentally-friendly but they also save money.

The process of adding solar panels to a building's roof or adjacent land can be made much simpler and less expensive than what is probably thought.

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

To get the greatest value out of a LED lighting retrofit, ask about a manufacturer’s product testing, quality control and sustainability practices.

There has been an incredible explosion of products and services available to those looking to create environmentally advanced buildings. Here is an update on innovative green products for the building exterior.

Linoleum flooring fell into decline in the post-war era after the invention of vinyl flooring, which was cheaper and faster to produce and available in a wider range of colours. But as interest in sustainability and life cycle costing has grown ...

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

Core sunlighting is a system that gathers natural sunlight, concentrates it and delivers it deep into a building’s interior, not just the area along ...