Energy Management
Canadian Property Management
Rooftop solar photovoltaics spark safety advice
Rooftop solar PV installations pack a potentially lethal electrical charge, necessitating vigilant monitoring and maintenance of the many system components.
Canadian Property Management
Global energy appetite eats up efficiency gains
The global buildings sector made some headway in curbing its energy appetite and output of greenhouse gas emissions last year, but is still off-pace to achieve the International Energy Agency's targets.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
CRE concerns attached to rebranded portfolios
Housing gets top billing in a newly renamed portfolio, while accessibility issues are now aligned with the Ministry of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Alberta to probe regulated electricity rate
Alberta’s regulated electricity rate has been flagged for possible elimination in a newly released list of priority tasks for the Minister of Affordability and Utilities, Nathan Neudorf.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Smart lighting market poised for bright future
The global market for smart lighting is projected to reach USD $45 billion in sales by 2028, representing a compound annual growth rate of more than 20 per cent over the next five years.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ontario extends deadline for energy/water data
The deadline to submit consumption data to Ontario’s energy and water reporting and benchmarking program has been extended to help accommodate this year's large new cohort of mandated participants.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Mass retrofit model set for low-rise trial
The Canadian government is seeking candidates to demonstrate aggregated deep energy retrofits across at least 100 units of low-rise social, community-based non-profit or cooperative housing.
Canadian Property Management
Retrofit funds opened via banking aggregator
Canada Infrastructure Bank is opening another avenue for small and mid-sized landlords to obtain low-cost financing for decarbonization projects.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Toronto to offer multifamily retrofit financing
Multifamily landlords in Toronto could qualify for grants of up to $1.5 million through a newly launched energy retrofit initiative for buildings of 3+ storeys constructed before 1990.
CondoBusiness
‘Windows’ of opportunity for home retrofits
In low-rise homes, including condos, up to 35 per cent of heated air can be lost through the windows during the heating season.
Canadian Property Management
Energy efficiency anchors NB climate action
Energy efficiency, climate change adaptation and EVs and charging infrastructure figure in New Brunswick’s planned $47- to $57-million in climate action spending for 2023-24.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario offers bonus incentives for retrofits
Bonus incentives for energy efficiency upgrades will be available to select commercial and multifamily landlords and condominium corporations in Ontario during the second and third quarters of 2023.
CondoBusiness
Ontario awaits patchy debut of discount power
Most condominium corporations and rental housing landlords will need to make capital investments in energy storage to realize the benefits of Ontario's ultra-low overnight electricity rate.
Canadian Property Management
Sustainable finance products forge way to 2050
Sustainable finance products, are expected to increasingly come into play as building owners/managers pursue decarbonization and look to bolster the climate resiliency of their properties.
Canadian Property Management
Little for buildings in Alberta carbon strategy
There is little for buildings in Alberta’s newly released plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions while supporting ongoing development of fossil fuel resources.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Cooling deemed key amenity for Ontario renters
Conceptually, the proposed rules establish air conditioning as a protected option that tenants cannot be prevented from obtaining rather than an essential that landlords would be compelled to supply.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Ontario lifts income threshold for incentives
More Ontario households will qualify for free energy-saving equipment and advice with a newly announced lift to the income threshold for the provincial Energy Affordability Program.
