Sustainability
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.
Canadian Property Management
Toronto city staff endorse backyard hen-keeping
The 102 pilot locations, hosting a total of 307 hens in residential neighbourhoods, engendered three noise complaints and two odour complaints over a nearly four-year period.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
University of Calgary recognized for environmental stewardship
The university has been named as the 2022 recipient of the ISSA Canada Environmental Stewardship Award.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Greening your washroom for the good of the planet
Four tips for operating a more sustainable washroom in celebration of the International Day of Forests.
Canadian Property Management
Business case assumptions evolve alongside ESG
Investors and lenders are expected to increasingly focus on the physical and transitional risks of climate change, in turn upending some conventional views of costs and value.
