renewable energy
Canadian Property Management
Nova Scotia solicits solar power providers
The application process is now open for prospective developer/owners who would be expected to enter a power purchase agreement with Nova Scotia Power and sell power subscriptions to consumers.
Canadian Property Management
New option proposed for Ontario’s ICI program
Large electricity customers in Ontario could have a new option for reducing the peak demand factors that determine their share of the bucket of electricity system costs known as the global adjustment.
Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
ISSA Show North America 2022 to go fully sustainable
The 2022 show, which is being held October 10-13 in Chicago, will be powered using 100 per cent renewable electricity.
Construction Business
ATCO to build largest urban solar projects in Calgary
The ATCO Group will be building two solar installations in Calgary. The Barlow and Deerfoot solar projects will be the largest in Western Canada.
REMI Network
Pandemic strains intra-Commonwealth investment
Real estate recorded the most notable dollar-value decline in intra-Commonwealth investment activity in 2020 relative to the three-year annual average prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
REMI Network
Renewable energy consumption lags 2020 targets
Germany, the UK, Sweden and Spain all draw on renewable sources for more than 10 per cent of consumption. From there, the prominence of renewable supply declines significantly.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Ontario to reinvest energy savings into patient care
Ontario is investing $64 million this year in the Hospital Energy Efficiency Program, which will help hospitals save energy and encourage the use of more renewable energy technologies.
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
Nova Scotia on track to beat 2020 GHG target
Greenhouse gas emissions in Nova Scotia are down 17 per cent and on track to beat a 2020 reduction goal of 10 per cent below 1990 levels.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Summit emboldens climate change fight
Subnational jurisdictions from across the Western Hemisphere gathered at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel for The Climate Summit of the Americas.