GHG reduction
Canadian Property Management
Deep retrofit logistics trip up on key products
Few of the existing building technologies projected to help dramatically curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have yet conquered their market categories
Canadian Property Management
Fuel-switching challenges expected to ease
Climate, cost and capacity pose fuel-switching challenges for building owners looking to curb greenhouse gas emissions in line with Canada’s target for a 40 per cent reduction below 2005 levels by 2030.
Canadian Property Management
Retrofit aggregator tapped for GTHA region
Efficiency Capital, an offshoot of The Atmospheric Fund, will serve as a retrofit aggregator for Canada Infrastructure Bank’s $2-billion Commercial Building Retrofit Initiative.
Canadian Property Management
CDM could spell global energy-use avoidance
Canada is among dozens of national delegations to the 7th Annual Global Conference on Energy Efficiency that signed a joint statement endorsing urgent action.
Canadian Property Management
Ontario contenders embrace energy conservation
The Ontario Liberals and NDP are making similar pledges to inject more funding into the energy conservation programs that have been downscaled during the current provincial government’s tenure.
Canadian Property Management
Dream to deploy CIB funds for deep retrofits
The Dream group of companies has obtained $136.6 million in financing from Canada Infrastructure Bank’s commercial buildings retrofit program, aligned with a 2035 target for a net-zero portfolio.
Canadian Property Management
Rare decisions have acute carbon consequences
Daily vigilance is central to achieving operational energy savings, but rare decisions typically have the most acute carbon consequences in buildings.
CondoBusiness
Reserve funds ignore climate target impacts
We should be asking our reserve fund planners to look at the Paris accord target dates and compare the end-of-life replacement of our gas-burning appliances against the target dates.
Construction Business
HRAI report: heat pumps save money and lower GHGs
Heat pumps can provide significant cost savings in the effort to decarbonize Canada’s building sector, according to a report by HRAI.
Canadian Property Management
Retrofit funds tied to equity capital prereq
Retrofit proponents unable to contribute at least $6.25 million in equity capital will have to look to third-party interveners in order to tap into the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s $2-billion fund for commercial buildings.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Can purchases help reverse global warming?
When considering products with recycled content, pay attention to the types of recycled materials that are in them.
Canadian Property Management
Energy demand load shifts to residential base
The energy demand load has shifted in sync with much of Ontario’s workforce from commercial to home offices, prompting calls for suspension of time-of-use pricing during the current COVID-19 related upheaval
Canadian Facility Management & Design
A smart business case for GHG reduction
Smart buildings offer the best hope to reduce carbon effectively, reduce energy costs and provide good return on investment.
