The Government of New Brunswick is investing $350,000 in Scott’s Nursery Ltd., a Fredericton-area company, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Department of Environment is making the investment through the New Brunswick Climate Action Fund (NBCAF) to help the company replace oil-fired boilers with pellet boilers and install an ...

News | Rob Colman | Jun 17, 2010

Four EllisDon projects have achieved LEED certification through the CaGBC (Canada Green Building Council). The projects are:   1.     Bay Adelaide Centre (BAC) in Toronto (LEED CS Gold) – EllisDon was the Construction Manager for this project, owned and operated by Brookfield Properties. Construction for the BAC started in April 2006, and ...

News | Rob Colman | Jun 17, 2010

Smartcool Systems Inc. recently announced the launch of its new blog on energy efficiency for buildings. The 'Energy Efficiency News' blog will provide readers with another source of news on developments, legislation and ideas within the facility energy efficiency sector. The energy efficiency industry is developing at a breakneck pace and ...

News | Rob Colman | Jun 17, 2010

Registered with the Canada Green Building Council, the Stratford, Ont., Toyota facility is the first automotive dealership in the country to achieve Gold Certification in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System. In recognition of their LEED Certification achievement, Stratford Toyota was presented with a ...

News | Rob Colman | Jun 17, 2010

Starting August 1, 2010, IKEA Canada will begin to phase out all incandescent light bulbs in its Canadian stores. This recent IKEA environmental initiative has a target date of incandescent bulb elimination by January 1, 2011, which is ahead of the federal government ban set to take effect in 2012. ...

News | Rob Colman | Jun 17, 2010

Toronto's Commerce Court, owned by the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (bcIMC) has received the 2010 Earth Award in the Office Park Category and the BOMA BESt Level 3 Certification from the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Toronto (BOMA) Toronto. These awards are given in recognition of environmental ...

News | Rob Colman | Jun 17, 2010

Roofs are an important part of the sustainability discussion. Buildings account for about 30 per cent of energy consumed and about 27 per cent of all greenhouse gases created in Canada. Roofs in cities contribute to the urban heat island, which basically makes cities between 2-5 degrees Celsius warmer than ...

Features | Robert Colman | Feb 18, 2010

Minto has made a name for itself as a leader in green building practices by adopting  innovative technologies, management practices, and heavy promotion of sustainable buildings. The company is helping to bring green building to the mainstream quickly – and with style. One of the company’s recent condominium developments, Minto ...

Features | Robert Colman | Feb 4, 2010

A number of landlords, owners and tenants have recently received inquiries from rooftop solar panel installers, interested in installing solar panels on their roofs. In principle, the idea sounds good, encouraging green power solutions. But in circumstances in which the owner is not the end user of the building (it ...

Features | Lisa Borsook and Jeff G. Cowan | Feb 3, 2010

There are many incentives to go green, but to the average consumer, some are more compelling than others. Environmental factors are important, but they can seem remote. Economic incentives hit closer to home, but even they are sometimes imprecise, uncertain, or marginal. It is instead health-related incentives, according to Kevin ...

Features | Lenny Talarico | Oct 15, 2009

When it comes to being green, young Canadians are among the converted. To them, recycling is second-nature, a carbon footprint is a valuable measurement, global warming is a grave threat and alternative energy is the future. While Canadian schools have done a fine job in instilling an environmental consciousness into ...

Features | Lenny Talarico | Aug 19, 2009

By Lenny Talarico and Robert ColmanOn August 3rd the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) will launch the second phase of the LEED Canada Initiative: LEED Canada for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance 2009. This is one of many changes to LEED in Canada this year. Later this year, LEED Canada fo...

Features | Lenny Talarico and Robert Colman | Jul 15, 2009