The most recent edition of ASHRAE standard 62.1 specifies 17 cubic feet per minute of fresh air per occupant as the minimum acceptable ventilation level ...

This video report looks at trends that are impacting office design. Commentators: Janine Grossmann, a principal at Kasian Architecture Interior Design & Planning Ltd., and HOK's senior vice-president of client services, Lisa Fulford-Roy.

Five high resolution digital screens prominently placed in the elevator lobbies of Royal Bank Plaza's two downtown Toronoto office towers show the buildings’ real-time electricity use and compare it to past performance.

This Real Estate Executive Video Series video report looks at how the Canadian office and retail markets performed in 2012, and the outlook for 2013. Commentator: Pierre Bergevin, president and CEO, Canada, Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.

Fire departments in Ontario have been asked to report fires or explosions associated with electrical meter installations to the Office of the Fire Marshal ...

The oversupply of North American-sourced natural gas and sluggish domestic demand has the potential to alter the landscape of the office leasing market in Calgary. This shift could bring much needed space ...

Here are three space usage trends that have been successfully implemented by organizations in recent years. An organization can use these as guidelines to formulate its own space usage needs.

Recommissioning focuses on right-sizing a building’s mechanical and electrical systems and their operation for today’s conditions.

Whether moving into an existing office space or eyeing a new development, a building’s pest control plan should be a primary concern.

The ISO 50001 energy management systems standard initially focuses more on commitment to performance than performance itself.

Core sunlighting is a system that gathers natural sunlight, concentrates it and delivers it deep into a building’s interior, not just the area along ...

The Ontario government has halted promised property tax relief for commercial and industrial ratepayers in Toronto, Hamilton and several other municipalities with a higher than

What are the challenges of establishing a straightforward, consistent energy intensity target in the building sector? Michael Lithgow, manager of corporate energy services at the Regional Municipality of York, weighs in.