Conservation
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Buildings Day to herald global climate Alliance
A new climate action alliance will tackle buildings-related sources that currently account for more than 30 per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Smart grid enables electricity demand response
Through a soon-to-be-launched demand response (DR) pilot program, Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) will assess the potential for reducing energy loads during periods of peak demand.
REMI Network
WWF Canada applaudes Bentall Kennedy
WWF-Canada's Living Planet @ Work (LP@W) program recently honoured Bentall Kennedy (Canada) as Company of the Year for the second year in a row.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
BOMA calls for fairness in energy reporting
BOMA Toronto supports energy reporting and benchmarking, but stresses that it must be premised on encouraging continuous improvement rather than shaming weaker performers.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
LEED v4 users lag ahead of new deadline
LEED registrants appear to be taking full advantage of the deadline extension before the more rigorous version 4 of the certification program becomes mandatory.
REMI Network
BOMA BEST 3.0 questionnaire in development
Following the recent news of a more improved BOMA BEST brand coming to market, comes the announcement of a new questionnaire called BOMA BEST 3.0.
Canadian Property Management
Race to Reduce reveals trailblazing results
CivicAction’s Race to Reduce, one of the largest smart energy office challenges in the world, honoured its top performers and revealed its stunning results.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Shoddy insulation adds to U.K. heating costs
Energy efficiency proponents calculate that dilapidated, poorly insulated dwellings add extra and unnecessary annual energy costs for a majority of householders in the United Kingdom.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Sub-par energy efficiency scores are U.S. norm
Massachusetts and California topped the 2015 rankings, in which 40 U.S. states scored less than half of the 50 available points awarded for energy efficiency initiatives.
REMI Network
New ASHRAE guide addresses cold climates
ASHRAE has recently published its “Cold-Climate Buildings Design Guide,” to help designers face particular challenges of buildings in colder locales.
REMI Network
Toronto’s TD Centre achieves LEED Platinum
The TD Centre in Toronto has earned LEED Platinum certification for all of its six towers.
REMI Network
Brampton, Ont. celebrates first LEED facility
Brampton, Ontario is celebrating its first LEED facility. DHL, a global logistics company, has achieved the designation at its DHL Express Headquarters.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Water efficiency has flow-through cost savings
Cooling towers and irrigation add to summertime water demand, while many Canadian municipalities have implemented multi-year annual rate increases to help fund needed upgrades to aging infrastructure.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Ont gas utility offers summer bonus incentives
As summer ebbs, commercial natural gas customers in eastern, northern and south western Ontario can still take advantage of seasonal bonus incentives on air curtain equipment
REMI Network
U.K. landlords to invest in energy efficiency
Landlords in the United Kingdom risk losing the rental and investment value of their buildings if they do not meet minimum energy performance standards by April 2018.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Systemic energy performance labels in progress
Building owners and operators are asked to submit data to help evaluate in-progress development of energy performance labels for pumps, fans and compressors, their motors and associated controls.
REMI Network
California water use restrictions spur rebates
Beverly Hills is among the jurisdictions that must meet more stringent state-imposed conservation targets due to their previous profligate water use records.
