Sustainability
Canadian Facility Management & Design
CAGBC updates zero carbon design standard
The Canada Green Building Council is aiming to simplify the criteria for complying with its zero carbon design standard, while also pushing forward with more rigorous performance goals.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Citric acid: a sustainable cleaning solution?
Made from citrus fruits such as lemons, limes, and even pineapples, these products have been used safely for centuries.
Canadian Property Management
Brookfield eager to deploy decarbonization fund
More than a hundred institutional investors worldwide have put up capital for what’s now the world’s largest private fund targeting investments aligned with achieving net-zero carbon.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Employees expect environmentally friendly offices
Six in 10 workers surveyed feel their office is "shamefully eco-unfriendly"
REMI Network
Cost-cutting tips for installing EV chargers
With higher gas prices and the federal government expanding its electric vehicle rebate program in April, it may not be difficult to justify an investment in an upgraded 200-amp service and a home charging station.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Energy upgrade projects receive FCM funds
The Arthur J. Leblanc arena in Dieppe, New Brunswick will see the largest share of the funding, which will go toward a major retrofit ultimately in pursuit of net-zero emissions.
Construction Business
RJC Engineers welcomes sustainability leader
Wendy Macdonald, a respected sustainability consultant, has joined RJC Engineers. With 23 years of experience, she is a pioneer of sustainable design.
Canadian Property Management
Green leases go platinum for Canadian companies
Canadian companies are well represented in this year’s inaugural platinum tier of the Green Lease Leaders program, achieving recognition as landlords, tenants and deal-makers.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario contenders embrace energy conservation
The Ontario Liberals and NDP are making similar pledges to inject more funding into the energy conservation programs that have been downscaled during the current provincial government’s tenure.
Construction Business
Edmonton Carbon Budget tool wins planning award
Edmonton's Carbon Budget tool was recognized at the 2022 American Planning Association Sustainable Communities Division Awards.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Rodenticides nixed for B.C. mice and rat control
British Columbia is poised to make a temporary ban on rodenticides for mice and rat control permanent within commercial and residential properties.
Design Quarterly
World’s tallest passive house planned for Vancouver
A 60-storey residential development is planned for downtown Vancouver. It will be the world's tallest passive house building.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Robust green tax credit offered in Newfoundland
The new provincial tax credit is equivalent to 20 per cent of the capital costs of designated clean generation and energy-saving equipment, to a maximum of $1 million annually.
Canadian Property Management
Budget allocates for net-zero capacity building
The buildings sector is tapped to be the flow-through recipient of more than $706 million in federal funding for research, policy development, pilot projects, preparedness studies and design work.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Workers are seeking sustainable offices for the future
A recent Essity survey found that four in five workers would prefer a more environmentally friendly office.
Canadian Property Management
Raw performance metrics unflattering to Canada
Canada ranks 7th for its policy measures and second-last in performance outcomes in an analysis of energy efficiency efforts in the world's 25 highest energy-consuming countries.
Canadian Property Management
Quebec budget boosts climate action spending
The budget also includes $232.5 million over five years to help universities and colleges rent additional space and $43 million to underwrite an extra 1,600 subsidized units in private rental housing.
