Sustainability
REMI Network
Tree planting initiative sets world record
29 tree-planting groups across North America, along with the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, set the world record for most trees planted in one hour.
REMI Network
Ontario makes headway in cap-and-trade system
Ontario is moving forward with its commitment to a cap-and-trade system through proposed changes to reporting regulations and draft guidelines.
REMI Network
U.S. Dept. of Energy clarifies net zero definition
The U.S. Department of Energy has released a refined definition for the meaning of a net zero energy building to create more consistency in the market.
Canadian Property Management
BOMA Canada honours industry’s best
Commercial real estate professionals across Canada gathered in Québec City for the Building Owners and Managers Association of Canada National Awards gala.
REMI Network
CaGBC names greenest schools in Canada
Hamilton, Ontario and Edmonton, Alberta now boast the greenest schools in Canada, with results from CaGBC's second annual competition.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Net zero project is building industry milestone
A net zero energy home in Guelph, Ontario, the first of 25 to be completed as part of a national project, aims to position NZE in the mainstream public.
Canadian Property Management
Canadian GRESB results lead the larger pack
Global sustainability benchmark places 2015 Canadian achievement more in line with the top-ranked Australia/New Zealand region than with the 144 U.S. participants.
REMI Network
BOMA Canada rebrands BOMA BEST
BOMA Canada has announced an improved and more intuitive BOMA BEST certification brand, available to the public beginning September 21, 2015.
REMI Network
Canada’s first LEED pilot neighbourhood opens
The Preston Meadows community in Cambridge, Ontario is Canada’s first pilot neighbourhood to be fully certified as a LEED Neighbourhood Development (ND).
Building Strategies & Sustainability
2015 GRESB results plot improved green status
Results for 2015, released Sept. 2, provide an overview of 707 real estate organizations encompassing 61,000 properties worldwide, collectively valued at U.S. $2.3 trillion.
REMI Network
Ontario steps up plans to protect drinking water
Ontario has stamped approval on more Source Protection Plans in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Region with the aim to protect local drinking water sources.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Water efficiency has flow-through cost savings
Cooling towers and irrigation add to summertime water demand, while many Canadian municipalities have implemented multi-year annual rate increases to help fund needed upgrades to aging infrastructure.
REMI Network
SDTC offers clean tech funding opportunities
Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) is offering funding for various clean-tech development projects within Canada.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Calgary Marriott earns green meetings rating
Following a recent renovation of the event spaces at the Calgary Marriott Downtown, the property has been awarded a 3 Green Key Meeting rating.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
What is sustainability to the building sector?
A look at what sustainability means to some experts in the building industry and the way climate change has impacted the conversation.
REMI Network
Markham Stouffville Hospital earns LEED Silver
Markham Stouffville Hospital has announced the achievement of LEED Silver certification for its recent 385,000 square-foot expansion project.
REMI Network
Tanzania’s population boom spurs green project
Since the Tanzania Green Building Council (TGBC) was created in January 2014, the organization has been on a mission to drive sustainable development.
