Sustainability
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Sustainable floor care
More and more companies are prioritizing sustainability and ESG as part of their cleaning and maintenance programs. With the global green cleaning market projected to
REMI Network
Built Green launches its Schools’ Program pilot
Built Green Canada is piloting a school program that takes a holistic approach to development.
Canadian Property Management
ENERGY STAR status a cross-border worry
Reference in U.S. statute makes the ENERGY STAR program resistant to a sudden takedown, but still vulnerable to coordinated efforts through legislative channels.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
The rise of climate risk reporting
As sustainability and ESG goals continue to lead many cleaning and maintenance discussions, assessing your company’s efforts, identifying climate-related risks and opportunities, and providing transparency
Construction Business
Cowichan’s new hospital achieves zero carbon
The Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project has achieved zero carbon certification, making it the first Canadian hospital to do so.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
EPA takes further action to combat PFAS contamination
Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin outlined upcoming agency action to address Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). In this suite of
REMI Network
The Evergreen condo to adjoin historic church in Ottawa
The condo will be a net-zero operational carbon building and respect the heritage elements of the church.
Canadian Property Management
LEED version 5 now open for registrations
Decarbonization and climate resilience are major elements of LEED version 5, the newest update to what has become the world’s most prevalent building rating and certification system.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Green Seal releases 2025 Impact Report
Green Seal has announced the release of its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting the meaningful progress the global nonprofit and partner brands that partner have achieved over
Canadian Property Management
Simplify Sustainability: Energy Efficiency Resources for Mid-Tier Buildings
Mid-tier building owners and managers juggling multiple priorities now have valuable allies in their sustainability journey. The BOMA Enspire program offers supportive funding and guidance
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Sustainable waste management
As businesses strive to lower their environmental footprint and work towards their ESG goals, waste management is one area where there may be an opportunity
Canadian Property Management
NL’s green tech tax credit sees few claimants
Newfoundland and Labrador's green technology tax credit resulted in less than $50,000 in foregone revenue for the provincial government in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
New sustainability leadership standard for sanitary paper products
Global non-profit Green Seal® has announced it is opening public comment on a leadership standard for sanitary paper products that contain no virgin tree fibre
Construction Business
Building a greener future
Innovations in the use of specialized admixtures are giving builders a more sustainable concrete material for structures.
Canadian Property Management
Carbon price refocused on industrial emitters
Cancellation of the consumer carbon price comes with the Canadian government’s affirmation that other incentives for reducing GHG emissions from buildings will remain in place.
Construction Business
UCalgary Mathison Hall earns LEED Platinum
Mathison Hall at the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business has earned LEED Platinum certification.
Canadian Property Management
Lenders exhibit decarbonization disconnect
Canadian lenders may be reassessing the urgency of decarbonization, but they still express enthusiasm for the sustainable assets and impact investments that appear to be losing cachet in the United States.
