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.

A look at what sustainability means to some experts in the building industry and the way climate change has impacted the conversation.

Many properties continue to fail in frequently monitoring their utility and energy consumption outside of the reporting scopes of building certifications.

North America leaders endorsed a new five-year CEC plan for better environmental management decisions. Climate change adaptation is one focus area.

Subnational jurisdictions from across the Western Hemisphere gathered at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel for The Climate Summit of the Americas.

The University College of the North's new LEED Gold-targeting campus considers the local climate of Thompson, Manitoba, in its design.

Sustainable leaders in the industry are encouraging municipalities and building owners to grapple with climate change and protect the value of assets.

While sustainable real estate means thinking outside downtown cores, experts stress the necessary models required to support these suburban assets.

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.

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

Green space in Toronto isn’t expanding at the same rate as new development. In response, a new study asks us to shift our focus and see parks as networks.

Tucked into the back of the Metro Convention Centre at Toronto’s Green Living Show on March 27, 2015, a group of scientists, politicians and entrepreneurs

The Recycling Council of Ontario’s first commercial, industrial and institutional waste performance benchmarking study has been released, revealing an immediate need for industry-wide improvement, with

A large cistern installed near the main plumbing lab in Peterborough’s Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre at Fleming College is ready to harvest rainwater. This

Modular apartments are gaining traction among building owners and tenants in cities across North America.

Mental health, including depression, is the leading cause of short-term disability in the global workplace. In Canada, 50 per cent of short-term disability claims are

Ontario’s Conservation and Demand Management (CDM) programs have been instrumental in conserving a vast amount of demand for electricity and other sources of energy since