Energy Management
Canadian Property Management
Sask electricity rate set for 8% jump by April
SaskPower will introduce a 4 per cent electricity rate increase on September 1, 2022 and another on April 1, 2023.
Canadian Property Management
Fossil-fuel-fired power plants placed on notice
Utilities and other entities selling power into public transmission and distribution networks have about 12 years to cut the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their production processes down to near-zero levels.
Construction Business
SOFIAC to pursue decarbonization beyond Quebec
The newly national venture brings $185 million in seed capital for deep energy retrofits of commercial, industrial and multifamily buildings.
CondoBusiness
Alberta electricity rebate excludes multifamily
Rental apartment and condominium dwellers with sub-metered suites aren't eligible for the rebate, which has now been extended for an extra three months to total $300 for the year.
Canadian Property Management
Deep retrofit logistics trip up on key products
Few of the existing building technologies projected to help dramatically curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have yet conquered their market categories
Canadian Facility Management & Design
CAGBC updates zero carbon design standard
The Canada Green Building Council is aiming to simplify the criteria for complying with its zero carbon design standard, while also pushing forward with more rigorous performance goals.
Canadian Property Management
Fuel-switching challenges expected to ease
Climate, cost and capacity pose fuel-switching challenges for building owners looking to curb greenhouse gas emissions in line with Canada’s target for a 40 per cent reduction below 2005 levels by 2030.
Canadian Property Management
Retrofit aggregator tapped for GTHA region
Efficiency Capital, an offshoot of The Atmospheric Fund, will serve as a retrofit aggregator for Canada Infrastructure Bank’s $2-billion Commercial Building Retrofit Initiative.
Canadian Property Management
CDM could spell global energy-use avoidance
Canada is among dozens of national delegations to the 7th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency that signed a joint statement endorsing urgent action.
Canadian Property Management
Repeat winners figure in ENERGY STAR awards
The 10 recipients of the 2022 ENERGY STAR Canada awards for existing commercial and institutional buildings represent a balance of new and old, with five repeat winners from last year.
CondoBusiness
Cutting carbon in condos
Existing building operations represent a significant portion of Canada’s national carbon footprint. How can boards impact their building’s performance?
Canadian Property Management
Canada’s energy saving efforts lag U.S.
Canadian provinces fell far short of energy saving efforts in the top-performing U.S. states in 2020, but the gap between the leaders and the worst-performing U.S. states was wider still.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Skylines hold gravitational energy promise
The concept is still theoretical, but researchers with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis suggest elevators could present an option for generating an ancillary supply of sustainable power.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Energy upgrade projects receive FCM funds
The Arthur J. Leblanc arena in Dieppe, New Brunswick will see the largest share of the funding, which will go toward a major retrofit ultimately in pursuit of net-zero emissions.
Canadian Property Management
Green leases go platinum for Canadian companies
Canadian companies are well represented in this year’s inaugural platinum tier of the Green Lease Leaders program, achieving recognition as landlords, tenants and deal-makers.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Comparative energy scores reset apartment hunt
New study findings from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy show a 21 per cent increase in traffic to the most energy-efficient units when scores appear on all rental listings.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario contenders embrace energy conservation
The Ontario Liberals and NDP are making similar pledges to inject more funding into the energy conservation programs that have been downscaled during the current provincial government’s tenure.
