Sustainability
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Lethbridge, Alta. gets its first LEED Gold building
On July 22, the Helen Schuler Nature Centre celebrated becoming Lethbridge, Alta.'s first LEED-Gold certified building with a plaque unveiling.
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Canada earns top spot for LEED green buildings
Canada has placed first on the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Top 10 Countries for LEED list for the second year in a row.
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Fiberglass yields sustainable advantage
Fiberglass windows offer benefits such as long-term cost effectiveness, energy efficiency, strength and durability and uniformity.
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Green research to focus on healthy buildings
The research partners will collaborate with a network of public health and sustainability proponents, including the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB).
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IKEA Canada to install EV stations nationwide
IKEA Canada will become the first retailer in Canada to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at each of its across the country.
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Tower retrofit factors in performance award
Sydney, Australia's 50-storey, 970,000-square-foot Chifley Tower has been recognized for environmental performance based on measured data.
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UNESCO implores world to unite for heritage
The cultural sites newly added to UNESCO's World Heritage List cover nearly 2,300 years of human history.
Canadian Property Management
CRE corporate social responsibility outreach
Newly released guidance from the United Nations (UN) Global Compact and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) identifies key action areas to anchor real estate in a broader scope of ethical business conduct.
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Pan Am buildings earn LEED certification
Five of the official facilities constructed for the Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games have earned LEED certification from the CaGBC.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Infrastructure grapples with climate change
Sustainable leaders in the industry are encouraging municipalities and building owners to grapple with climate change and protect the value of assets.
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Gordon Hicks wins top green executive award
Gordon Hicks, president of Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions, was honoured with Corporate Knights' Greenest Chief Executive Award for 2015.
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Pope Francis pleads for climate change action
Pope Francis has called for swift climate change action, summoning humanity, including politicians and the business sector, to protect “our common home."
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Rating system launches for green landscapes
U.S.-based Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) has launched its new rating system for developing sustainable landscapes.
Canadian Property Management
Sustainable leaders rethink the ‘chase for points’
In the race to move from one building certification level to another, some industry leaders wonder if subscribers of such programs are truly being green.
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Renowned engineer earns top sustainable honour
Martin Roy, engineer and president of Martin Roy et Associés, was honoured with CaGBC's Green Building Champion Award.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Net-zero buildings seen as manageable targets
While green benchmarks such as LEED are provable targets, net-zero buildings have yet to gain momentum in the industry, mainly due to their perceived cost.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
CaGBC awards green building products
The Canadian Green Building Council (CaGBC) presented the Green Building Product of the Year Award to DIRTT Environmental Solutions.
