Sustainable Practices
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Something new under the sun in Kimberley B.C.
Off Highway 95A, between the Purcell and Rocky Mountains, where the sun shines more than 300 days of the year, lies Kimberley, British Columbia, population
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Red tape stifles Quebec’s green roofs
In Montreal, Saint-Laurent borough Mayor Alan DeSousa has a seemingly straightforward goal: to promote green roofs on private sector developments. DeSousa, who received the 2014
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Commercial sector waste diversion strategies
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
Building Strategies & Sustainability
BOMA BESt offers portfolio-based application
BOMA BESt's new portfolio-wide application targets light industrial and open-air retail properties
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Extended phase-in for new LEED certification
LEED proponents will now have an extra 16 months to register projects under current criteria before the more rigorous LEED version 4 becomes mandatory in November 2016.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
GRESB survey pegs real estate sustainability
Owners, managers, investors and tenants increasingly look to the GRESB survey's sustainability reporting.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Energy reporting right on the Green Button
With energy reporting initiative Green Button currently being rolled out in Ontario, property managers and building owners are a step closer to better managing their
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Chemical management for green cleaning
The first step in a green cleaning program is often to switch from traditional to green cleaning chemicals. What facility managers may not realize is
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 Apartment Magazine
Ontario’s rental buildings are certifying green
FRPO’s Certified Rental Building (CRB) Program is fast becoming the quality assurance marker of choice for renters throughout Ontario. Developed in 2008, it is the only multi-residential certification program of its kind in North America
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Affordable housing raises architectural bar
New residents of the West Don Lands affordable housing project are eager to begin their move into the neighbourhood that has undergone enormous transformation over the past four years. The 1.7-acre mixed-use development, constructed by Toronto Community Housing, will be welcoming its first tenants in August.
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.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Maintaining the ROM’s dinosaurs and mummies
Maintaining a building like the Royal Ontario Museum is not easy. Facility managers must balance visitor needs with exhibition requirements.
Canadian Property Management
Ensuring indoor air quality in existing buildings
Property managers must balance tenant satisfaction, building operations and sustainability trends when monitoring indoor air quality.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Communicating green building plans to tenants
Talking to tenants and using social media are useful strategies to get occupants working toward the same energy-efficient green building plans.
Canadian Property Management
Preparing for hotel renovations
Hotel renovations are essential for staying competitive. But management must balance guest facing upgrades with non-guest facing improvements.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Pros and cons of solar panels on apartments
Solar power generation is a green way to reduce energy costs. But there are pros and cons of solar panels when it comes to apartment buildings.



