The Business Case for Sustainability in Commercial Real Estate
SHIFT team members recently attended the “ESG in CRE” course offered by REALPAC. Over three jam-packed days, we dug in deep on emerging trends in Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) in the commercial real estate (CRE) sector. Of course, there are those who...
SHIFT Energy Helping Cadillac Fairview Build A More Sustainable Future
CF's iconic Toronto-Dominion Centre. (Courtesy Cadillac Fairview) Cadillac Fairview (CF) recently selected SHIFT Energy to implement our AI-powered energy intelligence platform to cut energy consumption and carbon emissions across ten Toronto-area buildings,...
Cadillac Fairview Selects SHIFT Energy to Boost Building Energy Performance and Cut Carbon Emissions
SHIFT Energy is pleased to announce it has been selected by Cadillac Fairview (CF) to implement its AI-powered energy intelligence platform to cut energy consumption and carbon emissions across ten Toronto-area buildings, representing 7.4 million square feet of office...
Defusing the “Climate Time Bomb”
A recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlighted, once again, the urgency to addressing greenhouse gas emissions. The average global temperature has risen faster since 1970 than any other prior period, and now stands 1.1...
Greening Healthcare
Healthcare is an energy intensive undertaking. Most hospitals operate 24/7, 365 days per year, with specific heating and cooling requirements for patient care, clinical procedures and more. That reality makes the healthcare system one of the largest emitters of CO2 in...
Cutting Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions at Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital
The healthcare system is one of the largest CO2 emitters in the world, putting out GHGs at a rate 2.5 times higher than the commercial real estate sector. Add it up and it totals about 4.4 percent of global emissions. In the United States, emissions from healthcare...
Sometimes A BAS Isn’t Enough
Many large buildings are managed by a Building Automation Systems (BAS) or Building Management Systems (BMS). These platforms have been around for decades, designed to help building operators manage various functions in their facilities. Most BAS systems...
Commercial Real Estate’s Growing Focus on Sustainability
Sustainability is an increasingly important factor in commercial real estate, and a recent survey conducted by CBRE has revealed just how seriously the industry is taking it. The survey gathered responses from over 500 commercial real estate professionals around the...
Do No Harm: Cutting Carbon Emissions in Healthcare
Many people are often surprised to learn that the healthcare system is one of the largest emitters of CO2 in the world, responsible 4.4 percent of total emissions. In highly industrialized countries like Canada and the United States, it is closer to ten percent of...
A SHIFT To Energy Savings At Alberta Health Services
Hospitals and other healthcare facilities have very specific heating and cooling requirements, something that is vital to quality patient care and comfort. Alberta Health Services (AHS), Canada’s largest healthcare system, wanted to improve the performance of its...