Green Products & Technologies
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.
Construction Business
Sustainable strategy for precast concrete
A peer reviewed ISO compliant study from CPCI evaluates the impacts throughout the life of a precast concrete structure.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Green roof benefits for buildings
Green roof benefits include better air quality, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, improved storm water management and economic advantages.
Canadian Property Management
The benefits of EV charging stations
As electric vehicles gain popularity across Canada, property managers and owners can benefit by installing EV charging stations of their own.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
New ETFO office sets bar for sustainability
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.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Systems to improve stormwater management
Buildings can use different systems to improve stormwater management, thereby lessening the burden on the municipal drainage system.
CondoBusiness
Accommodating electric vehicles in condos
Installing electric vehicle-charging stations during construction is straightforward, but retrofitting existing properties can be a challenge.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Integrated solar cells offer design-savvy solution
Building integrated photovoltaics offer a more flexible energy efficiency option than traditional solar panels.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Electric cars have developers charged up
As electric vehicles become more popular, the building industry is starting to look at how it can accommodate ...
Canadian Property Management
Solar solutions for building owners
Solar water heating systems are not only environmentally-friendly but they also save money.
Design Quarterly
From wine barrels to wood floors
Discerning connoisseurs now have the ability to bring the character of a wine barrel into their cellar by ...
Design Quarterly
Electronically tintable glass
Electronically tintable glass provides dynamic control over the amount of heat and light that is admitted to the building.
Design Quarterly
High efficiency plumbing fixtures
Over the past 20 years, manufacturers have caught up technologically with the requirements established by the EPA and gone a few steps farther, introducing 1.28 gpf, 1 gpf and even 0.8 gpf toilets.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
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.
Construction Business
District energy a proven technology
Technological solutions such as district energy are proving effective in reducing the carbon footprint ...
Canadian Property Management
Solar solutions
Waste heat recovery is an exciting renewable energy technology. Waste heat recovery units add to the efficiency of building energy needs ...



