energy efficiency
REMI Network
Industry launches Building Energy Innovators Council
Industry launches the Building Energy Innovators Council to advance clean building technologies across Canada.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Reducing maintenance costs with energy efficiency
Simple energy efficient measures in a facility can significantly lower costs related to maintenance and operations.
REMI Network
Johnson Controls finalizes merger with Tyco
Johnson Controls has completed its merger with Tyco to form a new company well-positioned in the building and energy sectors.
Canadian Property Management
Industry letter addresses climate framework
Eleven industry organizations have penned an open letter to the Canadian government that includes recommendations for the pan-Canadian climate framework.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
NexRev establishes Canadian operations
NexRev LLC has launched its energy efficiency improvement expertise in Canada with a regional office in Toronto. The Plano, Texas-based company, which also specializes in
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Electric landscaping project a first in Canada
International Landscaping won a bid for Meadowvale North Business Park in Ontario and is now working on Canada’s largest electric landscaping project.
Canadian Property Management
Financing High-Rise Energy Retrofits
In January 2014, the City of Toronto introduced a program to help support energy efficiency and water conservation improvements in rental apartment buildings. The High-rise
REMI Network
Energy guideline targets historical buildings
ASHRAE is targeting energy reduction in historic buildings, with a new proposed standard to prompt conservation efforts.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Energy efficiency from the ground up
Energy efficiency is more than just buzz—it's the future of the rental property industry. From older buildings getting retrofits to newer builds being outfitted with the latest technologies, it's either go green or get left behind.
REMI Network
Proposed lighting requirements for high-rises
Lighting requirements for high-rise dwellings in the energy standard published by ASHRAE and the IES is open for industry comment until April 24.
REMI Network
ASHRAE and AIA sign MOU to support industry
ASHRAE and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together in various industry initiatives.
REMI Network
Canada’s largest net-zero housing demo ends
Canadian home builders gathered in Ottawa to celebrate their involvement in the country’s largest net-zero energy housing demonstration project.
REMI Network
Changes to national energy code for new builds
About 90 updates to the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2015 have been implemented to improve the energy performance of new buildings.
REMI Network
EnerQuality fêtes Ontario’s green home builders
The 2015 EnerQuality Awards were handed out to Canadian homebuilders who are committed to constructing sustainable and energy efficiency homes.
REMI Network
Tanzania’s population boom spurs green project
Since the Tanzania Green Building Council (TGBC) was created in January 2014, the organization has been on a mission to drive sustainable development.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Energy monitoring outside the building box
Many properties continue to fail in frequently monitoring their utility and energy consumption outside of the reporting scopes of building certifications.
REMI Network
Fiberglass yields sustainable advantage
Fiberglass windows offer benefits such as long-term cost effectiveness, energy efficiency, strength and durability and uniformity.
