Green Link
BOMA BESt, (Building Environmental Standards), is BOMA Canada's environmental certification program that sets best practice standards for energy and environmental performance of existing buildings utilizing independent data audits and educational assessment tools.
We are pleased to announce that
Northgate Shopping Centre
has received BOMA BESt Certification!
BOMA BESt Certification demonstrates that Northgate Shopping Centre has met all of BOMA's best practices and demonstrates compliance with the best practices BOMA looks for. Best practices include performing an energy audit and a water audit, continually monitoring resource consumption and having a preventative maintenance program. These basic elements and the other best practices are the foundation of good environmental management.
Congratulations to
Kathryn Takacs
Bill Deering
Sheri Loyer
Northgate is managed by Morguard Investments Limited, one of Canada's largest integrated real estate companies. As an organization, Morguard is committed to continually improving the environmental performance of our buildings, ensuring safe and comfortable surroundings for our occupants, and contributing to a healthy and sustainable environment in our communities. This has led to the creation of the Green Link program, designed to promote ‘green’ practices within all Morguard buildings.
As a participant in the Green Link program, Northgate Shopping Centre strives to be a community leader in environmental initiatives and is proud of the results to date including:
Recycling
- Longstanding cardboard recycling program
- Glass and plastic recycling containers throughout the mall and at all exterior entrances
- Store-to-store blue box recycling
- Fluorescent and incandescent light tube recycling
- During time of store departure or build out, usable materials and furnishings are either sold, stored for future use and/or donated to a local non-profit organization
- In support of the Canadian Diabetes Association, customers are encouraged to recycle used clothing through the receptacle in the parking lot beside the Fisher Street entrance.
Winner of 2010 North Bay Blooms Business Garden of the Week award
Winner of the 2010 Bronze Ontario Waste Minimization Award from the Ontario Recycling Council of Ontario
Successful completion of a recycling project
3,500 lamps were recycled producing a total of 890.3 kg of glass, 17.85 kg of metals, 8.95 kg of phosphor... more
Energy conservation
- Upgraded Building Management System to better control common area HVAC and lighting and increase efficiencies through use of automated system
- Energy efficient light fixtures have been installed throughout the shopping centre
- A solar powered exterior light has been installed at the Sears crosswalk
- Interior light reduction program whereby some of the lighting around skylights is switched off during bright summer days
- Light reduction in the three upper floors of the parkade on bright summer days
- Timers on Parkade signs and parking lot lighting to reduce energy usage
- Reduced temperatures in the summer/winter months. Changing the temperature by a couple of degrees can save many kilowatts and dollars in the long run
- Long-term program in place to replace older HVAC rooftop units with more energy efficient models
- Automatic taps in the main floor customer washrooms to reduce water usage
Environment
- Invest annually in landscaped gardens which contain both flowers and vegetables
- Tree planting on the property where viable
- Use of ‘green’ cleaning products with less chemical content
- Re-useable Northgate shopping bags partially made of recycled materials are available at our Customer Service Kiosk for $2 (half the cost)
- Hand dryers in the main floor customer washrooms which reduce paper waste
2011 Food Court Compost Initiative
- In Summer 2010 the food court tenants began composting food waste at Northgate Shopping Centre
- 1,000 lbs per week is going into the compost bins
- The compost will be used in improving Northgate's landscape
- The participating tenants are: Vanelli's, Dairy Queen, A & W, Tan Tan Wok, New York Fries, Feta & Olives, Tropical Grill, Bento Box, Mr. Sub and Freshly Squeezed
Thank you to all our food tenants for participating in this Going Green Initiative. Our flower beds will continue to be beautiful in the years to come.
