Sustainability
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Heritage-designated school earns LEED Gold
An elementary school in North Vancouver recently completed a historical restoration that earned LEED Gold certification.
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TD Centre releases 2015 Sustainability Report
Toronto-Dominion Centre’s (TD Centre) fourth annual sustainability report, released this week, shows the complex has surpassed new levels of achievement.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Proactive sustainable repairs for aging assets
Opportunities to transform existing buildings into more energy efficient assets arise when forming a capital plan and thinking long-term.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Water efficiency gains high-performance profile
ASHRAE considers some tweaks to the standard for high-performance green building design at its 10-year milestone.
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Vancouver building to be Shigeru Ban’s tallest
Pritzker Prize winning architect Shigeru Ban is planning to design his tallest structure ever for Vancouver’s Coal Harbour neighbourhood.
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Morguard releases 2015 Sustainability Report
Measurable reductions in energy, water and waste are a highlight of Morguard's recent 2015 Sustainability Report.
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B.C. flood mitigation project gets $24.9 mill
B.C. is investing $16.6 million for flood mitigation in the high-risk city of Richmond to upgrade various pump stations.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
$2-bil to flow to campus infrastructure projects
The federal government has committed $2-billion over three years, starting in 2016, to campus infrastructure projects.
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Cement Association of Canada registers 1st EPD
CSA Group has announced the registration of its first environmental product declaration (EPD) by the Cement Association of Canada.
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Canada’s largest net-zero housing demo ends
Canadian home builders gathered in Ottawa to celebrate their involvement in the country’s largest net-zero energy housing demonstration project.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
The dirt on excess soil
MOECC's excess soil management policy framework, now up for review, seeks to better align the reuse of excess soil with existing waste regulations.
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FCM gets $75 million for low-carbon investments
Canada is expanding the role of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities in supporting municipalities to reach resilience and low-carbon objectives.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
UBC facility sets green campus standard
A UBC LEED Platinum certified facility known as AMS Nest is a beacon to other campuses across Canada looking to reduce their environmental footprint.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Montreal hospital certified LEED Gold
The McGill Healthcare Infrastructure Group (MHIG) and McGill University Health Centre have announced the Glen site project is the first hospital in Quebec to have
REMI Network
Acton Quarry world’s first certified aggregate site
The CRH Canada's Dufferin Aggregates Acton Quarry has become the world’s first certified aggregate site, an achievement seen as a catalyst for industry.
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ROXUL headquarters celebrates LEED Gold
The North American headquarters of ROXUL Inc. has just earned LEED Gold certification.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Green construction and retrofits on upswing
Energy conservation is identified as the key motive for green construction and retrofits, surpassing all other reasons cited in newly released global survey results. The
