| Regulatory Update
 $100 million for climate action and clean energy in B.C.'s post-Olympic budget
By Ricki Normandin
In his March 2 budget speech to the B.C. legislature, finance minister Colin Hansen announced $100 million over three years in new climate action and clean energy development funding. more...
Carbon Management
 Strategic procurement: Six key benefits to your business
By Natasha Renaud
Strategically applied procurement processes – the application of best practices to align the costs and benefits of procurement to overall corporate goals – can provide multiple benefits for large organizations. As they increasingly adopt new methods of moving goods and services from their suppliers to their customers, market leaders are realizing that strategic procurement not only reduces costs, adds value and boosts efficiencies, but also creates more sustainable operations. more...
Green Building
 Building efficiency – what's the best approach to take?
There are lots of different approaches to greening a building – reskinning, retrofits, rebuilds, and behavioural change. Many of these approaches are costly, and one has to ask, are they the best approach? A new UK study is looking for the answer. more...
ASHRAE offers updated course on New Green Building Standard
With publication of its new green building standard, an updated online seminar reviewing its requirements is now available from ASHRAE. more...
New energy management co-op program to drive cost reductions for local businesses
Partners in Project Green is helping to green the minds of Toronto's future workforce in an unique co-op program set to bring an eco-advantage for both students and employers in the Pearson Eco-Business Zone. more...
Cleantech
 EDC commits $10 million to water tech
Export Development Canada has announced equity commitments to XPV Water Fund Limited Partnership, the Canadian venture capital fund focused on growth investments in the water sector, an area of significant growth potential for Canada. more...
The Bloom Box unveiled – is it the energy solution of the future?
Bloom Energy Corporation announced the availability of the much-hyped Bloom Energy Server on February 24th. The patented solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology is being touted by the company as a cleaner, more reliable, and more affordable alternative to both today's electric grid as well as traditional renewable energy sources. But does the ''Bloom Box,'' as it has been known in the media, really deliver? more...
Bosch Solar Energy partners with Sustainable Energy to enter Canadian market
Integrated market entry approach combines thin film PV strength of one firm with inverter tech of other. more...
Sustainability Reporting
Canadian Commercial Real Estate: Not as green as it could be, says new report
A new report finds the Canadian commercial real estate industry is playing catch-up with respect to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues compared to its international peers. more...
Philips delivers strong sustainability performance in 2009, sets ambitious energy use goals
Lighting company Philips is planning to cut the energy consumption standards of its products substantially by 2015. more...
Green Products
 Walter Surface Technologies launches system to reduce eco-impact of welding
The new Air Force / AF-Weld, reduces the costs of welding operations while simultaneously minimizing their environmental impact. more...
Uniboard's NU Green particleboard recognized for ultra low emissions
Uniboard's use of Ultra Low Emission Formaldehyde (ULEF) resin in the production of NU Green has earned the company an exemption from the requirements of airborne toxic control measures in U.S. more...
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