Canada has the second highest number of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified buildings in the world, reports the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). The council also announced two major achievements in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification — the 1000th certified Ontario project and the 175th Platinum project in Canada.
Canada has the second-highest number of LEED-certified buildings in the world and the highest number per capita. Some of the recently certified key projects include Toronto’s TD Centre, Sun Life Financial Tower, and West Don Lands, and STGM Architects head office in Québec City. TD Centre received LEED Platinum certification for all six of its towers, making it one of the largest LEED Platinum properties in North America. Built in 1967, the 418,064 squre metre property incorporates a number of initiatives, including its Occupant Engagement Program, which encourages its 21,000 tenants to help meet consumption targets.
Photo courtesy of Toronto Dominion Centre
The West Don Lands property earned LEED Gold. It is located on a 0.7 hectare brownfield site, which has 243 affordable housing units, including four fully accessible and barrier-free units, large multi-purpose rooms, and green roofs. The Sun Life Financial Tower also earned LEED Gold, but for Existing Building (EB) recertification. Conducting ongoing air quality audits and implementing a green cleaning policy helped earn this status. The project was also recognized for its efforts with a Building Performance Award for Greatest Energy Reduction from 2011 to 2014.
Lastly, STGM Architects’ head office earned LEED Platinum. Sustainability measures include ample access to fresh air with the longitudinal shape of the building capable of opening laterally creating a natural and effective form of cross-ventilation. Mechanical systems were designed to cool and heat effectively at the same time and in different areas of the building.
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The invisible impact of powerlines should never be underestimated. In the past decade alone, 19 people in Ontario have lost their lives from overhead powerline contact. May 13 to 19 is Powerline Safety Week, which is meant to inform people across the province to stay vigilant of powerlines when doing work at home or on the job.
"Our work in raising awareness of powerline safety won't be finished until there are zero injuries or lives lost from contact," says Dr. Joel Moody, Chief Public Safety Officer, Electrical Safety Authority (ESA). "All it takes is a misstep or careless error to change the life of you, your colleagues or family."
ABB has an extensive portfolio of eco-efficient solutions and services that can help decouple economic growth from environmental impacts. In fact, over half of ABB's worldwide revenues are generated by technologies that combat the causes of climate change. The company’s goal is to increase this contribution from 57 percent in 2018 to 60 percent by 2020.
The company’s commitment to combatting climate change includes limiting the environmental impact of its own operations. ABB’s current target for climate action is to reduce its own GHG emissions by 40 percent by 2020 from a 2013 baseline.
Canada’s wind energy industry further expanded its installed capacity in 2018, while solidifying its status as the lowest-cost source of new electricity generation. Newly commissioned projects brought total national wind energy capacity to close to 13,000 megawatts (MW). Meanwhile, competitive auction results in Saskatchewan and Alberta confirmed the wind industry’s ability to continue to deliver record-low prices.
The six wind energy projects that were powered up in 2018 added 566 MW of installed capacity — a continuation of steady growth that contributed to an average annual growth rate of 20% per year since 2008.
A joint research team has developed a new type of highly flexible and stable solar cell that could be used in wearable electronics.
The power supply is vital to the safety of wearable electronics. Perovskite solar cell (PSC) has been widely used to manufacture flexible batteries because it is highly efficient, cheap, and easy to use. Perovskite is a material with the same type of crystal structure as calcium titanium oxide.
The flexible substrate is the key factor to determine the performance of PSCs.
Britech Corp, one of Canadas largest heating cable companies has signed a formal agreement with Heat Trace Limited, of Cheshire, England. Heat Trace, founded in England in 1974, Heat Trace is one of the world’s leading industrial heat trace cable manufacturers.
The company is known mainly for innovative solutions in self-regulating high temperature heat tracing cables up to 275°C, their exclusive high temperature, 425°C, cut to length, industrial, in the field replacement for mineral insulated cables, and their high temperature Long Line heating cables that can be installed on pipes in one length up to 10 kilometers long.
FLIR Systems have released the FLIR VP40, a non-contact voltage detector for use in North America designed for field-troubleshooting and verification of residential, commercial, and industrial electrical installations. The VP40 makes it easy to quickly troubleshoot live and neutral wiring to ensure a safe job site.
With its built-in flashlight and CAT IV safety rating, the FLIR VP40 is a must-have for preliminary job site checks for live wiring. The durable, pen-sized tester quickly identifies the presence of AC voltage without contacting wires, even in the latest safety outlets.
Expanding on its extensive product line for motion control applications, Sensata Technologies recently released the Crydom DRMS Series hybrid motor starters.
These new hybrid starters integrate the benefits of both solid state and electromechanical relay technologies to produce a compact device that can control electrical power delivery to motors as large as 4kW. Suitable applications range from access control, packaging equipment, lifts and escalators to industrial process control and machine tooling systems.
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The invisible impact of powerlines should never be underestimated. In the past decade alone, 19 people in 
ABB has an extensive portfolio of eco-efficient solutions and services that can help decouple economic growth from environmental impacts. In fact, over half of ABB's worldwide revenues are generated by technologies that combat the causes of climate change. The company’s goal is to increase this contribution from 57 percent in 2018 to 60 percent by 2020.
FLIR Systems have released the FLIR VP40, a non-contact voltage detector for use in North America designed for field-troubleshooting and verification of residential, commercial, and industrial electrical installations. The VP40 makes it easy to quickly troubleshoot live and neutral wiring to ensure a safe job site.
Expanding on its extensive product line for motion control applications, Sensata Technologies recently released the Crydom DRMS Series hybrid motor starters.
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