Energy Management
REMI Network
Markham Stouffville Hospital earns LEED Silver
Markham Stouffville Hospital has announced the achievement of LEED Silver certification for its recent 385,000 square-foot expansion project.
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
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Standard facilitates smart grid communication
The term "facility" broadly encompasses residential, multi-residential, industrial, commercial and institutional buildings, while the standard focuses on the common characteristics of energy loads interacting with the smart grid.
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
Health care org is 2015 ENERGY STAR Advocate
The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care received the ENERGY STAR Advocate of the Year award for promoting ENERGY STAR within Canada’s health sector.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Climate adaptation priority in trilateral efforts
North America leaders endorsed a new five-year CEC plan for better environmental management decisions. Climate change adaptation is one focus area.
REMI Network
Canada earns top spot for LEED green buildings
Canada has placed first on the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Top 10 Countries for LEED list for the second year in a row.
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.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Resilient energy plans for severe weather risks
The Resilient Pipes and Wires Report argues that investment in climate change adaptation is imperative for safety, security and business continuity, and to avoid the staggering losses that can result from lack of preparedness.
REMI Network
Enercare acquires Triacta Power Technologies
Enercare Connections Inc., has acquired Triacta Power Technologies, which designs and manufactures advanced, utility-grade energy management meters.
REMI Network
Fiberglass yields sustainable advantage
Fiberglass windows offer benefits such as long-term cost effectiveness, energy efficiency, strength and durability and uniformity.
REMI Network
Ontario climate change award invites applicants
Climate change action champions are encouraged to apply for the 2015 Minister’s Award for Environmental Excellence.
REMI Network
Tower retrofit factors in performance award
Sydney, Australia's 50-storey, 970,000-square-foot Chifley Tower has been recognized for environmental performance based on measured data.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Summit emboldens climate change fight
Subnational jurisdictions from across the Western Hemisphere gathered at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel for The Climate Summit of the Americas.
REMI Network
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.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
International Year of Light radiates potential
UNESCO has proclaimed 2015 the International Year of Light to shine a beacon on scientific achievements, reflect on possibilities and promote a spectrum of related economic and sustainable development objectives
