Green Products & Technologies
Systems to improve stormwater management
Buildings can use different systems to improve stormwater management, thereby lessening the burden on the municipal drainage system.
Accommodating electric vehicles in condos
Installing electric vehicle-charging stations during construction is straightforward, but retrofitting existing properties can be a challenge.
Living walls have a growing list of benefits
Livings walls are growing in popularity due to the benefits they bring to indoor environments.
Electric cars have developers charged up
As electric vehicles become more popular, the building industry is starting to look at how it can accommodate ...
Solar solutions for building owners
Solar water heating systems are not only environmentally-friendly but they also save money.
Capitalizing on solar’s gain
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.
Solar solutions
Waste heat recovery is an exciting renewable energy technology. Waste heat recovery units add to the efficiency of building energy needs ...
LED lighting retrofit
To get the greatest value out of a LED lighting retrofit, ask about a manufacturer’s product testing, quality control and sustainability practices.
Green from the outside-in
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.
The resurgence of linoleum
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 ...
Building automation can save energy
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
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 ...
Saying goodbye to T12 fluorescents
Since the first Canadian energy efficiency regulation that phased out a handful of inefficient general service fluorescent lamps (GSFL) was introduced in 1995, there has been steady progress in the availability of more efficient lighting solutions ...
High-performance building approach to condos
In recent years, environmental regulations, new innovations and higher energy costs have raised the bar on green buildings and provided economic incentives ...
