Conservation Measures
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Markham’s energy-focused Buttonville project
A couple years from now, construction workers will put shovels to ground as they build a whole new urban community on what was once a
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Next steps in sustainable soil management
Since the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) introduced a web-based soil-matching service last year, responding to the need for sustainable dig and
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Smart technology offers timely payback
Energy conservation programs, from audits to cost-effective measures for savings, have been a mainstay of consumption reduction strategy. However, existing buildings have the potential to
CondoBusiness
Four common condo building inefficiencies
Re-commissioning of existing commercial and residential buildings is integral in ensuring that a building is operating efficiently. Minimum building efficiency standards, both de facto —
Canadian Apartment Magazine
How to reduce energy consumption
Many apartment building owners in the past considered the best way to hedge inflation and save on energy costs was to lock into bulk contracts for various terms. Here's how to reduce consumption given today's energy prices.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
T.O.’s energy reporting consultations set for fall
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.
Canadian Property Management
Dealing with the emerald ash borer
Jaime Carnevale explores different treatment methods for dealing with the emerald ash borer and how to identify an infected tree.
Canadian Property Management
Creating a regenerative building in the GTA
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.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Case study: tenants are the key to saving energy
Oxford Properties has launched an engagement campaign to teach its tenants energy conservation techniques.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Energy saving tips for rental property managers
Apartment residents are among the last group of consumers to become actively engaged in the ‘save the environment’ regime. Here are some energy saving tips to help property managers engage them.
Construction Business
Banff pedestrian bridge a feat of engineering
Designed with the beauty of Canada’s first national park in mind, the Bow River Pedestrian Bridge in Banff, Alta., is a striking timber superstructure.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
The buzz around urban beekeeping
With more than 100 registered hives in Toronto alone, people are seeing the environmental benefits and economic possibilities around urban beekeeping.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Competition driving green building momentum
Experts speaking at the Green Real Estate conference in Toronto said that green building competition is leading to incremental change in the suburbs.
Canadian Property Management
Toronto 2030 District aims to cut energy use
The new Toronto 2030 District program aims to meet the energy and emission reduction targets that are outlined in Architecture 2030.
CondoBusiness
Toronto looks at mandatory energy use reporting
Toronto's residential and commercial building may soon track their energy efficiency, as the city looks at mandatory energy use reporting.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Time to cut energy consumption and costs
Now is the time to curb energy costs as the Rent Increase Guideline is moving downward as fast as the price of hydro ...
Building Strategies & Sustainability
B.C. Hydro pulls back on conservation
B.C. Hydro has proposed significant cuts to its conservation and demand management incentives over the next ...


