Retrofit
CondoBusiness
Incentive rebates for retrofits
What incentive rebates are available for common area retrofit projects? Provident Energy Management's Jennifer Young weighs in.
Canadian Property Management
Solar solutions
Waste heat recovery is an exciting renewable energy technology. Waste heat recovery units add to the efficiency of building energy needs ...
Canadian Facility Management & Design
LED lighting retrofit
To get the greatest value out of a LED lighting retrofit, ask about a manufacturer’s product testing, quality control and sustainability practices.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
The worry-free way to energy retrofits
An energy performance contract is an agreement between a building owner and an energy service company (ESCO) whereby the ESCO takes full responsibility for identifying, financing, implementing, commissioning ...
CondoBusiness
Building automation can save energy
Energy efficiency in highrise multi-residential buildings can be achieved through a variety of retrofits. However, one method that is often overlooked is ...
Building Strategies & Sustainability
The new landscape of energy conservation
The Ontario Power Authority has introduced a number of new conservation programs to help consumers and businesses save money, better manage their electricity use, reduce their impact on the environment and help ensure the province has ...
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Financing green initiatives
Recently, CMHC expanded its energy efficiency program features, increasing the maximum amount of its premium rebate from 10 to 15 per cent. The new program also allows for greater flexibility in underwriting, providing higher ...
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Saying goodbye to T12 fluorescents
Since the first Canadian energy efficiency regulation that phased out a handful of inefficient general service fluorescent lamps (GSFL) was introduced in 1995, there has been steady progress in the availability of more efficient lighting solutions ...
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Utilizing site-recovered energy
Many commercial building owners are turning to energy recovery ventilation technology that recovers energy on-site and reuses it to reduce the demand ...
CondoBusiness
High-performance building approach to condos
In recent years, environmental regulations, new innovations and higher energy costs have raised the bar on green buildings and provided economic incentives ...
CondoBusiness
Counting the cost of change
This video report looks at the financial rewards of retrofitting and/or renovating common areas. Commentators: ICC Property Management's Steve Christodoulou, Wilson Blanchard Management's Ray Wilson and Hudson Kruse Design's Trevor Kruse.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Assembling a retrofit team
What's involved in assembling a retrofit project team? BLJC's vice-president of energy and sustainability, Edwin Lim, explains.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Financing an energy retrofit
What options are available for financing an energy retrofit? Ameresco Canada's vice-president of finance, David Maksymuik, weighs in.