During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, ASHRAE quickly developed and disseminated information on minimizing COVID-19 transmission in buildings. Standard 241 now provides standard-level guidance for preventing airborne disease spread during high-transmission periods. ASHRAE Standards 62.1 and 62.2 continue to
Amendment 17 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations has been published
Amendment 17 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations was published on 21 December 2022. The following technologies, among others, are covered in this amendment: central air conditioners and heat pumps (packaged and split-system); electric, gas-fired and oil-fired water heaters; lamps and
Lois Kemp Arena is LEED Certified
The Lois Kemp Arena expansion in Blackburn Hamlet (Ottawa) is now LEED certified under LEED v4 BD+C. The expansion added new dressing rooms, more seating, an expanded lobby and a new meeting/multi-purpose room. Caneta was the energy engineer for the
We have new phone numbers
Like many of you, we are working from home. Fortunately, our work is well-suited to this. Our main office phone system is not. We’ve updated our phone numbers for work at home and, eventually, a hybrid work environment. You can
17150 Yonge Street achieves Gold LEED NC 2009 status
17150 Yonge Street, a York Region office and government services building, was granted LEED NC 2009 Gold status in January 2022. Caneta was the energy engineer for the project team. Details on the energy efficiency and environmental protection features for