Sustainability
REMI Network
Six global parks up for Urban Open Space award
Six parks across the world are finalists in a global competition that recognizes the successes of large- and small-scale public spaces.
REMI Network
Honours for retrofit of post-World War II home
A deep energy retrofit of a post-World War II bungalow was honoured with a Canadian Green Building Award at the CaGBC national conference.
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HOOPP property teams win LEAP awards
Five real estate property management firms across Canada were honoured with a Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) LEAP award.
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HOOPP property teams win LEAP awards
Five real estate property management firms across Canada were honoured with a Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) LEAP award.
REMI Network
The benefits of ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
Roger Johnson, senior vice-president of enterprise real estate at TD, describes the benefits of implementing ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
What motivates the greening of suburban assets
While sustainable real estate means thinking outside downtown cores, experts stress the necessary models required to support these suburban assets.
REMI Network
Constitution Square achieves LEED Platinum
Constitution Square in downtown Ottawa is the first office complex in the area to earn LEED Platinum EB certification.
Canadian Property Management
Mixed-use positions better neighbourhoods
With the rise of mixed-use developments comes the opportunity to create sustainable structures that enhance surrounding neighbourhoods.
REMI Network
U.K. government eyes brownfield redevelopment
Returning to office with a majority government, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron promises new housing on rehabilitated brownfield sites.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Real estate aligned with low-carbon economy
Ontario's Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Glen Murray, addressed BOMA Toronto's annual awards gala, May 14.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
BOMA BESt results show performance gains
BOMA BESt participants demonstrate long-term commitment to the environmental performance assessment program with a flurry of building re-certifications in 2014.
REMI Network
Measures to target oil pollution in parking lots
Kevin Daum, founder and president of Save the Oceans Inc., explains how building owners can responsibly mitigate damage from oil in parking lots.
REMI Network
LEED certification off to vigorous start in 2015
The total number of LEED certified projects in Canada has jumped to 2,252 as the Canadian Green Building Council (CaGBC) reports a healthy start to 2015.
REMI Network
B.C. announces Climate Leadership Team
B.C. Premiere Christy Clark has appointed a Climate Leadership Team to oversee the province’s efforts to combat climate change.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
MURB sector favours alternative to BOMA BESt
Ontario's Certified Rental Building program adds green standards, while BOMA BESt's multi-residential participation rate declines.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Why LEED certification is becoming an essential
As LEED certification increasingly matters to tenants’ employees, sound environmental stewardship has moved from a nice-to-do to a must-do for many companies.
Canadian Property Management
Tenant demand propels sustainable measures
The more human aspect of sustainability was the focus of a recent discussion on tenant demands for green space, at Toronto’s Green Real Estate Conference
