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BOMA Calgary advocates on environmental concerns on behalf of its members. The commercial real estate industry is continually adopting new technologies to address environmental concerns, increase efficiencies and reduce operating costs. BOMA Calgary seeks to promote the good works of our industry members at any opportunity.

BOMA Calgary locally administers the national BOMA Canada Building Environmental Standards (BOMA BESt).

The third annual BOMA BESt Energy and Environment Report (BBEER) is now available for download! This year’s report features case studies and articles on current ‘hot topics’, including existing building commissioning, energy management and much more.

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October
4

What has really been accomplished?

Tweet There are many supporters of the new system of residential waste removal in Calgary. But a good discussion question relates to what has really been accomplished? Waste reduction and recycling are easy concepts to embrace. If you accept the premise that the recycling decision, if not the actual process, commences at the time and [...]

August
12

ExactET supports BOMA BESt

Tweet While we often release information about BOMA BESt on our Environment page, it’s not the only BOMA thing going in environmental matters. We want to know what our members are doing. While the incentives and reasons may be varied, ultimately the commercial real estate industry is continually working towards greater efficiency and allocation of [...]

July
5

Parkland Mall does it BESt!

Tweet Red Deer’s Parkland Mall, managed by Morguard REIT, has achieved BOMA BESt Level 1 Certification! This means that all of the BOMA Best Practices have been met. Well done!

July
5

BESt in the West! Western Service Centre

Tweet Western Service Centre, owned by the Bank of Nova Scotia and managed by Bentall LP received BOMA BESt Level 3 Certification this week! Congratulations!

June
29

A Centre of Green: McDougall Centre

Tweet McDougall Centre, owned by Alberta Infrastructure and managed by SNC Lavalin Operations & Maintenance, has been certified BOMA BESt Level 2!

June
28

P. Duncan Hargrave Gets Green!

Tweet P. Duncan Hargrave, managed by Alberta Infrastructure was certified BOMA BESt Level 1 this past week! Those that strive for certification ultimately value the benefits of benchmarking performance over time, and making the adjustments required to run a more efficient building!

June
27

First Canadian Centre Receives BOMA BESt!

Tweet Congratulations to the GWL Realty Advisors team! First Canadian Centre has received its BOMA BESt Level 3 Certification! BOMA BESt takes a commitment to environmental management, and those who step up to this industry challenge deserve the recognition!

June
14

BOMA BESt: Plains Midstream Plaza

Tweet The Redcliff Realty Management team are certifiably one of the BESt! Congratulations to the team for their BOMA BESt Level 2 certification of the Plains Midstream Plaza! BOMA BESt Level 2 certified buildings meet not only all of the BOMA Go Green Best Practices, but also have a score of 70-79% on the Go [...]

June
14

BOMA BESt: Westbrook Mall

Tweet This week, another BOMA Calgary member building goes green! Congratulations to the 20 Vic Management team for the Level 1 BOMA BESt certification of Westbrook Mall! What does it mean to be BOMA BESt? It is a demonstration of a building management team commitment to performing against an industry standard. Building owners and managers [...]

June
7

BOMA BESt: Bow Valley Square!

Tweet Congratulations to the Oxford Properties Group at Bow Valley Square! All four buildings in this complex received Level 2 BOMA BESt Certification today!