Energy Management
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Green Button opens energy data channels
The Green Button standard could enable building owners and managers to access and share electricity, gas and water consumption data in a consistent format, regardless of jurisdiction.
Canadian Property Management
Profits offered for curbing electricity demand
Ontario's Industrial Conservation Initiative relegates a larger majority of mostly commercial customers to carry a disproportionate share of the so-called Global Adjustment, which now accounts for about 60 per cent of the commodity cost of electricity.
CondoBusiness
Five ways to curb utility costs in condominiums
Coming changes in Ontario are cause for condo corporations to curb their utility costs. An expert shares how, pointing to five energy efficiency retrofits.
REMI Network
Canada funds Nova Scotia clean tech projects
Two clean technology projects in Nova Scotia will receive more than $8 million from Canada’s Economic Action Plan investment in SDTC's SD Tech Fund.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Utilities flagged for cap-and-trade costs
Ontario's greater reliance on natural gas heating will likely make cap-and-trade charges more noticeable than they have been thus far in Quebec.
REMI Network
Setting benchmarks in Toronto’s 2030 District
Toronto recently became the first city outside the U.S. to join a network of 2030 Districts – a collective initiative that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote district-wide benchmarking in response to climate change.
REMI Network
Historic Canadian project wins Pioneer Award
The Passive House Institute announced it will hand out this year’s international Pioneer Award to the Saskatchewan Conservation House in Regina. The award honours trailblazing
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Everyday ways to save
Statistics Canada research shows that Canadian households have reduced their energy consumption by approximately 20 per cent since the 1990s, suggesting that the environment has become a top priority across the nation. Yet there is still plenty of room for improvement.
REMI Network
B.C. research facility wins Green Building Award
The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at the University of British Columbia has received the 2015 Green Building Award from the Royal Architectural
REMI Network
Canada’s first 2030 District launches in Toronto
In response to climate change, a public-private, building sector-related coalition has launched Canada’s first 2030 District to help reduce energy, water and transportation carbon emissions
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Ontario ramps up electricity savings target
Ontario has largely achieved its electricity conservation target for 2011-2014, but the savings goal for 2015-2020 is even more ambitious.
REMI Network
Energy standard for data centres up for review
A proposed energy standard from ASHRAE known as the Energy Standard for Data Centers and Telecommunications Buildings, is open for its first public review until
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Ontario’s saveONenergy incentive updates
Ontario’s Conservation and Demand Management (CDM) programs have been instrumental in conserving a vast amount of demand for electricity and other sources of energy since
REMI Network
Edmonton hotel is largest to use Bullfrog Power
Edmonton’s Metterra Hotel on Whyte is now the largest hotel in Canada to power its entire property with Bullfrog Power, a national leader in 100
REMI Network
B.C. school districts get $5-mil for energy savings
Twenty-four school districts in B.C. will share $5 million in funding for various energy projects, as part of the Carbon Neutral Capital Program (CNCP). Lighting
REMI Network
ASHRAE revises ground-source heat pump book
ASHRAE has updated a 17-year-old publication on ground-source heat pumps to include benchmarks and design strategies for modern engineers to configure the most efficient and
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Mining big energy data
Big energy data could guide conservation and demand management programs, but there are still privacy and standardization issues to resolve.



