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Canadian Facility Management & Design
Seneca opens engineering training centre
The Ontario government recently celebrated the opening of the Mechatronics Simulation and Demonstration Centre at Seneca College. This innovative facility is the first of its
Canadian Facility Management & Design
OLG Casino Brantford achieves LEED Silver
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) recently announced OLG Casino Brantford has achieved LEED Silver certification from the Canada Green Building Council. The facility
REMI Network
IREM introduces affordable green certification
Due to hundreds of office, retail and multifamily properties unable to achieve LEED certification, IREM has launched an affordable alternative.
REMI Network
Study finds green certified buildings ‘outperform’
Results from a pioneering study examining the correlation between improved property performance and green building certification were recently released.
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.
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.
REMI Network
Green Garage Certification launches
Property and facility managers now have access to a new certification program recognizing high standards in sustainable parking facilities. The Green Parking Council (GPC), a
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Extended phase-in for new LEED certification
LEED proponents will now have an extra 16 months to register projects under current criteria before the more rigorous LEED version 4 becomes mandatory in November 2016.