Green Building
REMI Network
Sunlight the heart of Canada’s embassy in Berlin
Sunlight is now penetrating the heart of Canada’s architecturally acclaimed embassy in Berlin, Germany, with the help of Canadian daylighting technology. The installation of 20
REMI Network
U.S. groups to develop green construction code
Leading U.S. building groups have signed a new memorandum to collaborate on the streamlining of Standard 189.1, the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) and the
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Green architectural style born of performance
Performance-driven design is taking shape in a new architectural style reflective of the green building movement.
CondoBusiness
Etobicoke development breaks new ground
A new Etobicoke development has broken ground — in more ways than one. On the GO Mimico, now under construction, will be Toronto’s first high-rise
Building Strategies & Sustainability
A sustainable community in Canada’s capital
An abandoned industrial site in the backdrop of Canada's Parliament Buildings could transform into a sustainable mixed-use community midstream in the Ottawa River.
Canadian Property Management
Creating a regenerative building in the GTA
Developers and designers of York Region's new Forest Stewardship and Education Centre aim to join a select group of just six properties worldwide to be fully certified through the Living Building Challenge.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Financing green apartment building retrofits
n today’s progressively green society, energy efficiency, sustainability, and eco-friendly features are no longer considered ‘optional’ even if they still cost more than traditional alternatives. To own and operate a multi-residential building means understanding the changing industry and striving be as green as possible.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
The importance of biophilic design
Experts say design features that reconnect people with nature could help drastically reduce stress in the workplace.
Construction Business
Banff pedestrian bridge a feat of engineering
Designed with the beauty of Canada’s first national park in mind, the Bow River Pedestrian Bridge in Banff, Alta., is a striking timber superstructure.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Green roof benefits for buildings
Green roof benefits include better air quality, reduced greenhouse gas emissions, improved storm water management and economic advantages.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Communicating green building plans to tenants
Talking to tenants and using social media are useful strategies to get occupants working toward the same energy-efficient green building plans.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Markham adopts bird-friendly building rules
The City of Markam has joined a growing list of municipalities that have adopted bird-friendly building guidelines for new construction.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Building energy models to evaluate performance
Steve Kemp of MMM Group explains building energy models and how they can be used to improve energy efficiency.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Sustainable design continues to gain popularity
New technologies and a better understanding of green construction are changing the sustainable design process in Ontario, according to industry experts.
Canadian Property Management
The future of green buildings in Canada
This Real Estate Executive Video Series video report analyzes the future of green buildings in Canada. Commentator: Ontario Power Authority's Andrew Pride.
Construction Business
Outlining Vancouver’s Greenest City 2020 plan
Vancouver's Greenest City 2020 Action Plan aims to reduce solid waste going to the landfill and require new building to be carbon neutral from 2020 onward.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Competition driving green building momentum
Experts speaking at the Green Real Estate conference in Toronto said that green building competition is leading to incremental change in the suburbs.



