Energy Management
Canadian Property Management
ENERGY STAR caught in legislative limbo
For now, ENERGY STAR’s various labelling, certification and benchmarking initiatives are in a precarious, but not necessarily fatal position.
REMI Network
Ukraine’s besieged energy grid needs bracing
Ukraine’s besieged energy grid is projected to need €630 million (CAD $1 billion) worth of repairs and troubleshooting ahead of the coming winter season.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Deep retrofit supports climate and asset value
Yellowknife’s Denendeh Manor is set for a deep retrofit with support from the Indigenous leadership stream of the Canadian government’s Low Carbon Economy Fund.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario reorients electricity grid access
Data centre development that aligns with Ontario’s economic development priorities has been promised a preferential place in the queue to connect to the electricity grid.
Canadian Property Management
New awards target emissions-cutting improvement
BOMA Canada has launched the Enspire Awards to recognize year-over-year improvement in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Canadian Property Management
Demand-side management tech in demand in B.C.
BC Hydro is sussing out demand-side management technology suppliers for their capabilities to deliver energy savings in commercial and residential buildings.
Canadian Property Management
ENERGY STAR status a cross-border worry
Reference in U.S. statute makes the ENERGY STAR program resistant to a sudden takedown, but still vulnerable to coordinated efforts through legislative channels.
REMI Network
IFMA calls on U.S. Congress to preserve Energy Star
The International Facility Management Association is strongly urging the U.S. Congress to support the continuation of Energy Star and other essential building sector programs.
Canadian Property Management
Data centre investment rests on solid energy
Canada could be well positioned to capture more data centre investment if the United States government continues to antagonize its trade partners.
CondoBusiness
Leveraging Ontario’s renovation savings program
Beyond heating and cooling, the new program covers modern energy efficiency solutions, including solar panels and battery storage.
Canadian Property Management
Carbon price refocused on industrial emitters
Cancellation of the consumer carbon price comes with the Canadian government’s affirmation that other incentives for reducing GHG emissions from buildings will remain in place.
Canadian Property Management
Deadline for B.C.’s retrofit tax credit extended
Commercial and multifamily landlords in British Columbia will have an extra year to complete upgrades that qualify for the provincial clean buildings tax credit.
Canadian Property Management
Wastewater energy transfer flush with potential
A major wastewater energy transfer project is set to come on line at Toronto Western Hospital later this year, supplying heating and cooling through thermal energy exchange technology.
Canadian Property Management
Toronto offers heads-up on emission thresholds
Toronto could join the slate of North American jurisdictions that impose thresholds for allowable greenhouse gas emissions from buildings sometime later this year.
CondoBusiness
Five benefits of building geothermal condos
Geo-exchange systems offer a wide range of benefits beyond energy efficiency and long-term cost savings.
Canadian Property Management
Commercial HVAC on demand response radar
Commercial HVAC controls are expected to return a sizable reduction in Ontario’s peak electricity loads for a relatively small injection of incentive funding.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Nova Scotia awaits gust of wind power generation
Nova Scotia has procured 625 megawatts of wind power generation and signed up 11 large-scale electricity customers for the pending clean energy supply.
