Mark Hutchinson
Design Quarterly
New energy ACP available to Canadian projects
The latest addenda to the LEED rating system include an alternative compliance pathway, shifting the focus from energy cost to energy usage.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Blazing a trail for zero carbon in Nova Scotia
The zero carbon project marks an evolution in warehouses and, more broadly, the potential for a lower-emitting industrial sector.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
LEED v4.1 to focus on performance outcomes
LEED v4.1 O+M’s updates focus on performance outcomes, and not on prescriptive measures to improve performance.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Mississauga facility achieves its zero waste goals
The Toronto distribution centre for Cintas, a business supplies provider, became Canada’s second facility to earn TRUE Zero Waste certification last fall.
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.