Energy Management
CondoBusiness
Leveraging Ontario’s renovation savings program
Beyond heating and cooling, the new program covers modern energy efficiency solutions, including solar panels and battery storage.
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.
Canadian Property Management
Deadline for B.C.’s retrofit tax credit extended
Commercial and multifamily landlords in British Columbia will have an extra year to complete upgrades that qualify for the provincial clean buildings tax credit.
Canadian Property Management
Wastewater energy transfer flush with potential
A major wastewater energy transfer project is set to come on line at Toronto Western Hospital later this year, supplying heating and cooling through thermal energy exchange technology.
Canadian Property Management
Toronto offers heads-up on emission thresholds
Toronto could join the slate of North American jurisdictions that impose thresholds for allowable greenhouse gas emissions from buildings sometime later this year.
CondoBusiness
Five benefits of building geothermal condos
Geo-exchange systems offer a wide range of benefits beyond energy efficiency and long-term cost savings.
Canadian Property Management
Commercial HVAC on demand response radar
Commercial HVAC controls are expected to return a sizable reduction in Ontario’s peak electricity loads for a relatively small injection of incentive funding.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Nova Scotia awaits gust of wind power generation
Nova Scotia has procured 625 megawatts of wind power generation and signed up 11 large-scale electricity customers for the pending clean energy supply.
Canadian Property Management
CRE retains ESG adherents as U.S. politics turn
Resilience and energy/water efficiency are projected to remain highly relevant for commercial real estate in the United States, while some other concepts linked to ESG are tapped to lose momentum.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario recharges energy efficiency budget
Ontario’s energy efficiency budget has been recharged with a pledged 12-year, $10.9-billion spending strategy that significantly boosts funding for commercial, industrial, institutional and residential electricity customers.
REMI Network
U.S. loses pioneering energy efficiency champion
Taking office at a time when conservation was peripheral to the public consciousness, Jimmy Carter is remembered as an early and influential champion of energy efficiency,
REMI Network
Federal funding to boost building codes in P.E.I.
The investment will help adopt stronger building codes in all types of buildings and deliver more affordable energy.
Canadian Property Management
Existing buildings sector limbering up with AI
Artificial intelligence is proving useful for teaching old dogs new tricks in the existing buildings sector, finding energy savings and emissions reductions in advance of comprehensive retrofits.
REMI Network
Condo suite boasts cleantech innovations at The Well
Tridel unveiled its most eco-friendly condo unit, with smart cleantech that optimizes energy consumption and reduces carbon emissions.
Canadian Property Management
Energy savings trail Canada’s 2030 targets
The Canadian government has fallen behind on its objective to facilitate 600 petajoules of annual energy savings as it advances toward a 2030 interim target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
U.S. clean energy spending flows to multifamily
U.S. multifamily investor calls government subsidies for energy and environmental upgrades a "return enhancer" in Class B rental housing stock.
Canadian Property Management
Alberta prepares to pester electricity consumers
Consumers enrolled for Alberta’s default electricity rate will be asked to reaffirm their purchasing decision at 90-day intervals beginning next year.
