Green Building
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Climate change spurs business opportunity
Tucked into the back of the Metro Convention Centre at Toronto’s Green Living Show on March 27, 2015, a group of scientists, politicians and entrepreneurs
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Greywater and stormwater use in buildings
A large cistern installed near the main plumbing lab in Peterborough’s Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre at Fleming College is ready to harvest rainwater. This
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Communities win grants for urban forestry
Twenty-two communities across Canada have recently won $300,000 in grants to grow and create urban green spaces. With funding from the 2015 TD Green Streets
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Modular apartments offer modern solutions
Modular apartments are gaining traction among building owners and tenants in cities across North America.
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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
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T.O. purpose-built office is LEED Platinum first
The Elementary Teacher’s Federation of Ontario (ETFO) building earned LEED Platinum certification, making it the first purpose-built structure in Toronto to attain the status.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Inside U of T Mississauga’s Innovation Complex
To subsume or not to subsume. That was the question presented by the project brief for the expansion and renovation of University of Toronto Mississauga’s
Building Strategies & Sustainability
How next gen FM’s will help save the planet
Climate change is no longer a debatable, foggy topic, but rather a flurry of factual evidence, synchronized with environmental and cultural discourse around the globe.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
WTO pushes open trade in environmental goods
Canada is among the nations currently negotiating a trade agreement for environmental goods
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Solar rooftop project to be Ontario’s largest
Construction will soon commence on Ontario’s largest commercial solar energy rooftop portfolio ever installed. Enerdynamic Hybrid Technologies Corp (EHT) said it will complete 143
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Government building earns LEED Platinum
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) recently designated a seven-storey provincial government building in Peterborough, Ont. as LEED Platinum in the Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (EBOM) category. The facility is Canada’s first government building to receive the status.
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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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Standards for green roofs widely recognized
The Régie du Bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) is developing guidelines for the design, construction and maintenance of green roofs in that province — a process
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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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Artis receives LEED status at eight properties
Artis Real Estate Investment Trust has received LEED certification at seven of its office properties across Canada and one in the United States. Four properties
Building Strategies & Sustainability
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



