Capital Upgrades & Retrofits
Ontario ramps up electricity savings target
Ontario has largely achieved its electricity conservation target for 2011-2014, but the savings goal for 2015-2020 is even more ambitious.
Mandatory energy audit for large U.K. firms
Large U.K. companies must comply with energy benchmarking and audit requirements by early December.
GTA site showcases stormwater management
About fifteen years ago, Jim Ecclestone found an old, 2000-gallon stainless steel water tank lying in a farmer’s field. The president and chief executive officer
Red tape stifles Quebec’s green roofs
In Montreal, Saint-Laurent borough Mayor Alan DeSousa has a seemingly straightforward goal: to promote green roofs on private sector developments. DeSousa, who received the 2014
Returns on repositioning aging buildings
Whatever the strategy, value enhancement is the rationale for repositioning aging buildings.
Resilient buildings function through crises
Resilient buildings respond to the growing likelihood of extreme weather events.
The benefits of EV charging stations
As electric vehicles gain popularity across Canada, property managers and owners can benefit by installing EV charging stations of their own.
Building features that promote biking to work
In order to promote biking to work among tenants, property owners and managers should ensure secure bicycle parking, changing room and showers.
Systems to improve stormwater management
Buildings can use different systems to improve stormwater management, thereby lessening the burden on the municipal drainage system.
Accommodating electric vehicles in condos
Installing electric vehicle-charging stations during construction is straightforward, but retrofitting existing properties can be a challenge.
Picking underlayment for hard-surface flooring
Looks matter when selecting new hard-surface flooring for interior spaces in commercial buildings. But so does the choice of underlayment.
Solar solutions
Waste heat recovery is an exciting renewable energy technology. Waste heat recovery units add to the efficiency of building energy needs ...
LED lighting retrofit
To get the greatest value out of a LED lighting retrofit, ask about a manufacturer’s product testing, quality control and sustainability practices.
The worry-free way to energy retrofits
An energy performance contract is an agreement between a building owner and an energy service company (ESCO) whereby the ESCO takes full responsibility for identifying, financing, implementing, commissioning ...
Recommissioning finds qualitative quick fixes
Recommissioning focuses on right-sizing a building’s mechanical and electrical systems and their operation for today’s conditions.
Saying goodbye to T12 fluorescents
Since the first Canadian energy efficiency regulation that phased out a handful of inefficient general service fluorescent lamps (GSFL) was introduced in 1995, there has been steady progress in the availability of more efficient lighting solutions ...
Utilizing site-recovered energy
Many commercial building owners are turning to energy recovery ventilation technology that recovers energy on-site and reuses it to reduce the demand ...