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Legend’s SmartGATE cuts building overvoltage
Legend’s SmartGATE cuts building overvoltage
On-site energy management company Legend Power Systems is approaching a milestone of 300 sales of its SmartGATE systems to customers which include retailers, institutions, commercial and multi-family property owners. Legend recently sold three SmartGATE systems to an Ontario apartment building owner.
New energy efficient buildings aren’t enough, experts say
• CBC
A major portion of the Canada Green Building Conference in Vancouver will push the need to retrofit older buildings. President and CEO Thomas Mueller says new buildings alone won’t be enough for Canada to reach greenhouse gas reduction targets.
Clean energy one of the fastest-growing industries
Canada’s clean-energy sector is growing faster than the economy as a whole and rivalling well-known industries for jobs. Clean Energy Canada, a Simon Fraser University thinktank, is releasing a study offering the first real snapshot of the sector.
Homes, business 80% smaller carbon footprint by 2050
A report by the International Energy Agency and the National Energy Board shows that CO2 emissions from Canadian buildings could be 80 per cent lower by 2050, with major energy intensity improvements and shifts away from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sources.
Ottawa landlords expand cycling infrastructure
Imagine arriving at work happier, energized and with more money in your wallet. That’s the reality for a growing number of Ottawa professionals who travel to work on two wheels instead of four, opting for a bicycle.
Toronto’s Green Streets program a trailblazer
Green street construction (low-impact development) in Toronto has come a long way from 2008 when the city first experimented with bioretention areas, silva cells, and other green infrastructure to address the disturbance to tree roots when removing sidewalks for utility cuts.
Quebec aims to boost use of hydroelectric power
• Reuters
François Legault, premier of Canada’s hydroelectricity-reliant Quebec province, on Sunday said he would present a sweeping plan to electrify public transport, and heating and air conditioning by the end of 2019 or the start of 2020.
Nunavik: A hydroelectric plant for the north
Hydro-Quebec, Innergex and the Pituvik Landholding Corporation will build a $125M hydroelectric facility on the Inukjuak River in Nunavik to supply the Inuit community of Inukjuak, reducing the fossil energy consumption of the community of 480 homes by 80%.
The Bronx home to N.A.’s largest Passive House project
Omni New York, which has owned more than 14,000 affordable housing units in 11 states, recently completed Park Avenue Green. The 154-unit mixed-income community in the South Bronx is North America’s largest building to earn Passive House certification.
Climate change spurs rethink of ski resort business
All businesses need to strategize for this risk factor, experts say. While the challenge presented by global warming will have wide-ranging impacts, for ski destinations such as Sun Peaks Resort, north of Kamloops, B.C., the result could be disastrous.
Cement expands alternative fuel use in Richmond
Lafarge Canada officially launched a new and improved lower carbon fuel (LCF) system at its Richmond cement plant on Thursday, a move that company executives say makes the 60-year-old facility the most carbon-efficient cement plant in Canada.
Waste has no place at Toronto’s Unboxed Market
• Canadian Grocer • Canadian Grocer
Though small in size, Toronto’s Unboxed Market – a 1,500-sq.-ft. zero-waste grocery store – thinks big when it comes to sustainability. Nearly all products in the store are package-free, so customers are asked to bring their own bags or containers.
Menkes honoured with four BOMA Toronto awards
Menkes Developments Ltd is pleased to share that it was recognized with four awards in three separate categories at this year’s Building Owners and Managers (BOMA) Toronto Awards Gala.
Cadillac Fairview releases 2018 Responsibility Report
Cadillac Fairview (CF) is pleased to present its annual Responsibility Report, which outlines the company’s environmental performance, as well as support for community organizations and youth-oriented initiatives prepared in accordance with the internationally recognized Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards.
Manulife releases 2018 sustainability report
Manulife released its 2018 Sustainability Report and Public Accountability Statement. The report highlights Manulife and John Hancock’s initiatives that supported the economic, environmental and social well-being of customers, employees and communities throughout 2018.
TD releases ESG performance report
In a world of rapidly accelerating change and shifting customer expectations, TD believes that it is incumbent on organizations to reimagine responsible business practices to ensure they are helping to make a positive impact on the communities where they do business.
Decline in nuclear power threatens global climate goals
A steep decline in nuclear energy capacity will threaten climate goals and power supply security unless advanced economies find a way to extend the lifespan of their reactors, the International Energy Agency said.
Almost 3,800 business locations at risk from flooding
• Globe and Mail • Ottawa Business Journal
Statistics Canada says almost 3,800 business locations were at risk from spring flooding in three of the hardest-hit regions of the country. About 1,500 were potentially affected northwest of Montreal, 1,500 in the Ottawa-Gatineau region and 800 in the Fredericton-Saint John region.
B.C. residents not ready for major disaster: survey
For decades, British Columbians have been warned about “the big one.” The possibility of an earthquake usually enters our consciousness twice a year: Emergency Preparedness Week during May; and October during Shake Out drills to “drop, cover and hold on.”
Montreal could experience another heat wave
She had lived on her own for 40 years. Last summer, as temperatures and humidity skyrocketed during one of the worst heat waves in a century, the 73-year-old grandmother refused to leave home. She didn’t think she needed air conditioning. . .
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Greenbuild 2024: Built to Scale
Nov 12 2024
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