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Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Getting started in decarbonization

As we strive to lessen our impact on the environment, decarbonization is something that maintenance managers can work towards to help reach the sustainability goals.
Nova Scotia to launch net-zero resource hub

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Nova Scotia to launch net-zero resource hub

The new Building to Zero Exchange (BTZx) has an agenda to help nurture retrofit expertise and connect property and facilities managers to a range of services for pursuing decarbonization.

Canadian Property Management

8 Steps to Decarbonization

Decarbonization has become an essential objective for organizations striving to reduce their carbon footprint. Here are 8 steps from Black & McDonald to help simplify the journey.
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Construction Business

CAGBC secures decarbonization training funds

The Canada Green Building Council is one of seven organizations to receive newly announced skills development funding, addressing labour demands tied to low-carbon economic drivers.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Retrofitting with heat pumps  

Since 2019, retrofitting with heat pumps has been rising in popularity among Canadian REITs and large residential landlords looking to invest in cleantech.
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Construction Business

Setting carbon metrics to achieve climate goals

Setting carbon metrics in future codes and standards is key to fully address meaningful reductions to achieve climate goals.

CondoBusiness

Planning Ahead: Roadmap to 2050 Calls For Drastic Reductions in Condos Using Fossil Fuels

Condominium buildings using fossil fuels should prepare for a rude awakening. By 2050, Canada’s legislated goal is to reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to
heat pumps

Construction Business

Large building retrofits key to decarbonization

Achieving ambitious decarbonization targets will require the industry to accelerate deep carbon retrofits on the existing building stock across Canada.
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REMI Network

Low-carbon heating facility to turbocharge Toronto’s decarbonization

The project is expected to accelerate the decarbonization of downtown, equivalent to 20 net-zero office towers.
Toronto buildings to demonstrate decarbonization

Canadian Apartment Magazine

Toronto buildings to demonstrate decarbonization

Private multifamily buildings make up the largest share of projects set to demonstrate decarbonization technologies and procedures through Toronto’s deep retrofit challenge.
Cadillac Fairview

REMI Network

Cadillac Fairview rolls out decarbonization technology

Cadillac Fairview is implementing an AI-powered energy intelligence platform to cut energy consumption and carbon emissions across ten Toronto-area buildings
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Investing in the greater good

As the world seeks to eliminate harmful emissions that contribute to the climate crisis, the known benefits of decarbonization are piling up.
Global heat pump sales gain momentum in 2022

REMI Network

Global heat pump sales gain momentum in 2022

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is reporting 11 per cent growth in global heat pump sales last year, with much of that momentum centred in Europe.
Geothermal energy systems now in on tax credit

Canadian Property Management

Geothermal energy systems now in on tax credit

The 2023-24 budget also confirms that low-carbon heating systems are exempt from the labour conditions tied to some of the other categories of clean technology eligible for the tax credit.
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REMI Network

U.K. to fund energy upgrades for public pools

A £63 million (CAD $104.5 million) special one-year fund for energy upgrades to public swimming pool facilities has been announced in the United Kingdom's 2023 budget.
BOMA BC energy

Construction Business

BOMA BC offers energy retrofit financing

BOMA BC has announced a new collaboration to provide an innovative financing option for decarbonization.
Funds tagged for deep retrofit enablers

Canadian Property Management

New funds tagged for deep retrofit enablers

The Canadian government is launching its promised Deep Retrofit Accelerator Initiative for commercial, institutional and multifamily buildings, along with the Greener Neighbourhoods Pilot Program for single-family homes.