Sustainability
Canadian Property Management
Awards quest tilts sustainability crest upward
BOMA Toronto recently recognized the 2026 CREST award winners for achievements in reducing green gas emissions and other examples of excellence in sustainability.
Design Quarterly
Achieving ambitious carbon reduction goals
The new MacIsaac Health Building at the University of British Columbia is an academic, research, and student health and wellbeing facility.
Canadian Property Management
New Alberta solar panel fee has opaque costing
Alberta consumers will pay an extra $14 on the upfront cost of a solar photovoltaic (PV) panel when a new environmental fee goes into effect on Oct. 1.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
PlantPaper earns Green Seal certification for bamboo toilet paper and facial tissue
Green Seal® has announced that PlantPaper is the first bamboo toilet paper and facial tissue to earn Green Seal certification, marking a major milestone for
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Port of entry prioritizes stress-reducing design
Moriyama Teshima Architects designed a calming campus that reflects Canada’s natural history amidst an otherwise hyper-surveillanced area.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Nova Scotia invites tidal energy proposals
The Nova Scotia government plans to offer power purchase agreements for up to 7.7 megawatts of tidal energy delivered through new demonstration projects in the Bay of Fundy.
Canadian Property Management
New modelling tool gauges GRESB score outcomes
The Institute of Real Estate Management is promoting a big-picture perspective on asset-level actions with the launch of a modelling tool tied to its certified sustainable property (CSP) program.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Green Seal launches annual Leadership Awards
Green Seal®, the global nonprofit committed to making sustainability everyone’s business, has announced the launch of the inaugural Green Seal Leadership Awards, a new annual
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Creating a long-term sustainable cleaning strategy
Sustainability is a priority for many of today’s businesses, as they add ESG goals and watch their carbon footprint, but how can cleaning companies turn
Canadian Property Management
Building operators to stake claim at BOMEX 2026
A new one-day educational forum for building operators recognizes their key role in delivering sustainable, comfortable and productive indoor environments.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario mulls new retrofit financing option
The Ontario government is proposing to open up a new financing option for energy and water efficiency upgrades in commercial and multifamily buildings.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Reducing single-use plastics from your cleaning practices
Single-use plastics have long been a concern for their environmental impact, and with over 300 million tons of plastic produced each year, cleaning product packaging
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Nova Scotia public housing locks in wind power
The Nova Scotia government has signed a 10-year power purchase agreement for its public housing portfolio, locking in rates for electricity generated at the Mersey River Wind Project.
Canadian Property Management
CAGBC applauds market transformation paragons
The Canada Green Building Council's 2026 awards recognize market transformation paragons in both built and human form.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Creating a circular economy for your cleaning company
As sustainability and ESG goals remain top of mind for many cleaning companies, creating a circular economy can help business owners reach their environmental targets.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Installing EV charging stations on your property
If part of your mandate as a maintenance manager is to work towards your company’s ESG goals, you may be considering adding EV chargers on
Canadian Property Management
Toronto green development standard loses clout
Newly adopted Ontario legislation cancels local governments' ability to dictate sustainable design features through site plan control and forbids them from requiring EV charging infrastructure in private buildings.
