Green Building
REMI Network
Global green building activity continues to rise
Recent industry research shows green building in 19 countries is poised for strong, rapid growth over the next three years.
REMI Network
New app helps users with energy benchmarking
A free app for members of the design and construction community in Ontario called the energyCompass.design tool – Compass for short – officially launched Nov. 7, 2018.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Amenities key to promoting occupant well-being
Health and wellness-promoting amenities are no longer just nice-to-have perks in sustainable office buildings — increasingly, employees are demanding them.
Canadian Property Management
Carbon pricing hailed as a boost to retrofits
Dismantling Ontario's cap-and-trade system would be a setback for the commercial real estate sector and the many trades and professions it employs, one of its prominent industry organizations maintains.
Canadian Property Management
Green certified office space no rarity in Canada
On a square footage basis, more than 50 per cent of the commercial inventory in Vancouver and Toronto now boasts LEED or BOMA BEST status.
REMI Network
Amber Trails Community School in Winnipeg named Greenest School in Canada
Amber Trails Community School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is the winner of the annual CaGBC Greenest School in Canada competition.
Canadian Property Management
Inside the Zero Carbon Building Standard
The CaGBC is working to spearhead the next evolution of green building with the launch of its Zero Carbon Building Standard.
REMI Network
Skyscraper construction due for radical change
Skyscrapers command skylines around the globe and are slowly evolving to meet the demands for better efficiency and sustainability.
REMI Network
Sheep’s wool insulation seen as sustainable option
Wool insulation, made from the remnants of sheering sheep, is increasingly finding its way into commercial and residential buildings.
REMI Network
Toronto installs most green roofs in 2016
Toronto installed the most green roofs in 2016, followed by Chicago, Washington D.C., and Seattle.
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Stantec office is Manitoba’s 100th LEED certified project
Stantec's Winnipeg office earned the LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors certification on June 27.
REMI Network
Green projects join CaGBC’s Zero Carbon Building Pilot Program
CaGBC has picked a diverse set of 16 green building projects across Canada to participate in a two-year pilot of its Zero Carbon Building Standard.
Canadian Property Management
Net positive energy office set to rise in Waterloo
In Waterloo, Ontario, workers are installing wells for a geo-exchange system that will heat and cool a new net positive energy office development.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Rogers Place scores green, sets stadium standard
Opening a brand new facility is no easy feat, especially one like Rogers Place, the first LEED Silver-certified NHL facility in Canada.
REMI Network
LEED registered projects in Canada now exceed one billion square feet
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) says LEED registered projects in Canada now total more than one billion square feet.
REMI Network
Call for Canada’s Green Building Product of the Year
The submission process is now open for the 2017 CaGBC Green Building Product of the Year Award.
REMI Network
Ottawa tower earns first LEED v4 O+M certification
Blackwood Partners Inc. has earned Canada’s first LEED v4 certification, earning Gold under the LEED O+M: Existing Buildings rating system.
