Environmental Management
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N.L. pledges to green government operations
The government of Newfoundland and Labrador plans to green its operations over the next five years with various initiatives, from increased waste diversion to improved
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FCM to update Green Municipal Fund program
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is renewing its Green Municipal Fund (GMF) program, with updates taking effect on April 1, 2015. To balance the
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Ontario projects receive environmental award
Nine environmental initiatives across Ontario received a Minister’s Award for Environmental Excellence at a recent ceremony in Queen’s Park. The award honours individuals, groups and
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Halifax gains first LEED Gold certified property
Purdy’s Wharf in Halifax is the first commercial property in Atlantic Canada to earn LEED EB certification. The three-building, 694,000 square foot waterfront complex received
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Canada’s LEED certified projects hit 2000
There are now 2000 LEED certified projects in Canada, according to the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). CaGBC says it reached this momentous amount towards
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GTA site showcases stormwater management
About fifteen years ago, Jim Ecclestone found an old, 2000-gallon stainless steel water tank lying in a farmer’s field. The president and chief executive officer
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Washington tower’s solar PV system is city first
The Millennium Building in Washington, D.C. has finished installing a solar photovoltaic (PV) system, a first of its kind in a large, commercial, class-A office
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Red tape stifles Quebec’s green roofs
In Montreal, Saint-Laurent borough Mayor Alan DeSousa has a seemingly straightforward goal: to promote green roofs on private sector developments. DeSousa, who received the 2014
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Safeway to pay $10 mill for dumping chemicals
As part of a legal settlement, Safeway Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $10 million in penalties for illegally disposing hazardous waste in local California
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Man. government invests in water infrastructure
The Manitoba government plans to invest almost $12 million to upgrade and replace water supply and disposal services to improve waste-water systems in rural communities.
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Two Canadian rec centres win ASHRAE awards
Nine projects across North America, including a Quebec-based complex and a recreation facility in British Columbia, have won an ASHRAE Technology Award. The awards recognize
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UL-certified EPD available for ceramic tile
Architects and building owners looking to use ceramic tile while meeting green building requirements, such as LEED and Green Globes, have a new tool to
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Retail market gains Chemical Footprint Project
Corporate and NGO leaders have launched a tool called the Chemical Footprint Project (CFP) to speed up the retail market’s move toward safer chemicals. Similar
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Canada ‘must learn to live better with less’: report
Canada Conserves, a national initiative to promote conservation leadership, released a new report on the future of environmental movements in Canada, finding the country “must
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Creating a context for sustainable parking
The green building revolution has spurred designers and builders to incorporate sustainable design into many types of buildings, but some have garnered less attention than others.
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Commercial sector waste diversion strategies
Half a can of pop is all it takes. That hundred-odd millilitres of syrupy soda is enough to contaminate an entire paper recycling stream. A
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U.S. groups announce green building standards
After months of collaboration, leading U.S. building groups have introduced new green building standards to further reduce environmental impact of buildings. The updates apply to
