Sustainability
REMI Network
Sheep’s wool insulation seen as sustainable option
Wool insulation, made from the remnants of sheering sheep, is increasingly finding its way into commercial and residential buildings.
REMI Network
Toronto installs most green roofs in 2016
Toronto installed the most green roofs in 2016, followed by Chicago, Washington D.C., and Seattle.
Canadian Property Management
ASHRAE honours industry achievement
Luc Bertrand of Saint-Lambert, Quebec, and George E. Menzies of Burlington, Ontario, were recognized for their outstanding contribution to advancing sustainable technology in the built environment over the past five decades.
REMI Network
Mississauga adopts greener purchasing practices
The City of Mississauga is updating its purchasing practices in order to make the decision-making process much more sustainable and ethical.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario schools to receive $1.4 bil for upgrades
Ontario is investing a total of $1.4 billion in 2017-18 to improve school buildings by repairing and upgrading elements such as roofs, flooring and plumbing systems.
REMI Network
HOOPP LEAP Awards honour environmental leadership
HOOPP recently handed out its sixth annual LEAP Awards to honour property managers and tenants across Canada for leadership in sustainability initiatives.
REMI Network
GBCI Canada created to rev up green building
CaGBC and Green Business Certification Inc. are forming a Canadian joint venture called Green Business Certification Inc. Canada (GBCI Canada).
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Legrand’s Energy Marathon 2.0 results in savings
Legrand North and Central America recently concluded the first leg of its Energy Marathon 2.0 competition, a company-wide event to save energy.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Legrand invests in Building Control Systems division
Legrand, North America's investments in its Building Control Systems division include new facilities in San Jose, Carlsbad, Pleasant Grove and Orem.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Yukon College receives infrastructure investments
The federal and Yukon governments are investing a total of $3.06 million in renewing the infrastructure at Yukon College.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Trends in high-pressure laminate surfacing
High-pressure laminate is a practical yet stylish surfacing material, and new breakthroughs in resin technology add functional features.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Canada’s annual green bond issues could top $50-bil
Canada’s capacity for green bond issues will be at minimum $56.3 billion in fiscal 2017/18, according to a recent report by Corporate Knights.
Canadian Property Management
Net positive energy office set to rise in Waterloo
In Waterloo, Ontario, workers are installing wells for a geo-exchange system that will heat and cool a new net positive energy office development.
REMI Network
IFMA updates sustainability guide on green cleaning
IFMA's updated sustainability guide examines green cleaning from a facility management perspective.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
A healthy case for maintaining synthetic grass
New plant-based innovations in synthetic grass respond to changing forces in the market like changing weather patterns and wellbeing.
CondoBusiness
Toronto project introduces residential agri-tecture
Curated Properties and Windmill Developments have teamed up to introduce residential agri-tecture to their newest project, The Plant.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Green Squared recommended for federal purchasing
Green Squared has been added to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing.
