Heritage preservation, which has traditionally been populated by an older group of experts, is being shaken up as young people learn that
No matter where you are in Toronto’s new Bridgepoint Hospital you can observe a park or garden through large windows. Gardens cover
Nearly $9 billion (U.S.) in green bonds were issued during the first quarter of 2014, prompting the Climate Bonds Initiative to double its estimate for
Green bonds. Usage-based car insurance. Utility-scale energy storage. Ontario has made some significant progress over the past few months on a number of sustainability fronts. Its
After several hours of driving on a dark rural highway, the first distant glimpse of a roadside streetlight can be a sight
Canadian pension plans hold more than $100 billion of real estate assets. In 2012, pension plans allocated on average 10 per cent
This January the largest coal-fired generating station in North America, located on the north shore of Lake Erie, was shuttered. Along with
More buildings than ever carry the label green, intelligent, sustainable or smart. Whatever adjective one uses to describe these shelters of the
To the casual observer, Ohio’s sustainable building policy for public buildings has been a notable success. Requiring that new schools and retrofits
Buildings are a main source of energy use and greenhouse gases. In Toronto, for example, 60 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions