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Benchmarking operation of commercial buildings through text-mining maintenance work-orders

2017/18 • $25,000
Indoor climate control in commercial buildings accounts for 13% of the total energy use and 11% of the CO2emissions in Canada; and, about 30% of the energy used in commercial buildings is wasted due to poorlymaintained, degraded, and improperly controlled equipment and components. Therefore,...

The embedding project: a community of researchers and practitioners improving corporate sustainability performance

2016/17 • $19,044
The Challenge: The UN has launched its new Sustainable Development Goals and countries are now looking to the business sector for innovation and leadership. While an increasing number of senior executives have recognized the need to embed sustainability into their companies' operations and...

Embedding sustainability: developing a co-creation knowledge portal and process

2014/15-2015/16 • $194,450
The challenge: Companies are under increasing pressure to integrate social and environmental considerations into their corporate operations. While the business case for sustainability has been made, many companies struggle with how to address sustainability in their day-to-day operations....

Methodology to leverage energy submetering data in commercial office buildings to reduce energy consumption

2015/16 • $25,000
Buildings in Canada are responsible for about 35% of all energy use and greenhouse gas emissions about 53% of electricity use. Thus, buildings represent a major opportunity to reduce Canada's environmental impact and need for costly infrastructure. Furthermore, energy costs are very significant...

Pedestrian modeling to ensure business continuity with public transit investment

2014/15 • $25,000
Companies like Bentall Kennedy usually face serious challenges during the design and construction phase of building development projects. Consequently, new sets of tools have been recently developed to support the design phase of these projects. For instance, Building Information Modeling (BIM)...

The network for business sustainability partnering to stimulate sustainable innovations globally

2013/14 • $20,000
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