Conservation
REMI Network
IKEA Canada to install EV stations nationwide
IKEA Canada will become the first retailer in Canada to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at each of its across the country.
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Greece afoul of EU Energy Efficiency Directive
Although the beleaguered Hellenic Republic is just one of the vast majority of members that have not yet fulfilled prescribed commitments, the European Commission has thus far referred only Greece and Hungary to the EU Court of Justice.
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Pan Am buildings earn LEED certification
Five of the official facilities constructed for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games have earned LEED certification from the CaGBC.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Infrastructure grapples with climate change
Sustainable leaders in the industry are encouraging municipalities and building owners to grapple with climate change and protect the value of assets.
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Quebec’s first net zero homes break ground
Construction Voyer has begun building six net zero condominiums in Laval, Quebec.
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Pope Francis pleads for climate change action
Pope Francis has called for swift climate change action, summoning humanity, including politicians and the business sector, to protect “our common home."
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Competing in a cap-and-trade environment
How will Ontario's new cap-and-trade system affect businesses in the coming years? A panel of market insiders gathered to discuss the possibilities.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Net-zero buildings seen as manageable targets
While green benchmarks such as LEED are provable targets, net-zero buildings have yet to gain momentum in the industry, mainly due to their perceived cost.
REMI Network
Honours for retrofit of post-World War II home
A deep energy retrofit of a post-World War II bungalow was honoured with a Canadian Green Building Award at the CaGBC national conference.
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The benefits of ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
Roger Johnson, senior vice-president of enterprise real estate at TD, describes the benefits of implementing ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
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Constitution Square achieves LEED Platinum
Constitution Square in downtown Ottawa is the first office complex in the area to earn LEED Platinum EB certification.
REMI Network
B.C. announces Climate Leadership Team
B.C. Premiere Christy Clark has appointed a Climate Leadership Team to oversee the province’s efforts to combat climate change.
Canadian Property Management
Profits offered for curbing electricity demand
Ontario's Industrial Conservation Initiative relegates a larger majority of mostly commercial customers to carry a disproportionate share of the so-called Global Adjustment, which now accounts for about 60 per cent of the commodity cost of electricity.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Temporary tax cuts to promote utility mergers
The 2015 Ontario budget lowers the tax penalty on the sale of local distribution companies for a three-year period beginning in 2016.
CondoBusiness
Five ways to curb utility costs in condominiums
Coming changes in Ontario are cause for condo corporations to curb their utility costs. An expert shares how, pointing to five energy efficiency retrofits.
REMI Network
Canada funds Nova Scotia clean tech projects
Two clean technology projects in Nova Scotia will receive more than $8 million from Canada’s Economic Action Plan investment in SDTC's SD Tech Fund.
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Cadillac Fairview wins Green Award of the Year
Cadillac Fairview’s GREEN AT WORK™ National Sustainability Program recently won the Green Award of the Year at the Real Estate Excellence (REX) Awards.


