New GREEN UP Program Helps Buildings to Save Money While
Reducing Emissions By: Meirav Even-Har, Toronto Regular readers
of this blog may have noticed I cover the subject of buildings
quite often. Responsible for as much as 40% of global GHGs,
buildings remain, for the most part, under the public awareness
radar. However, for the companies that own and manage
commercial, institutional and residential buildings, the story
is a little different. Progress has been made. There are greater
numbers of new and existing green buildings. Many Canadian
property managers have engaged in a variety of energy, water and
waste reduction campaigns. Less energy and water used means a
lower carbon footprint. To continue driving further reduction in
energy and water use in existing buildings, the Canada Green
Buildings Council (CaGBC) has launched a new program called
GREEN UP®. The program includes "a national database and
information system designed to improve the energy and
environmental performance of buildings in Canada."