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Four Ways to Keep Your Building’s Electrical Utility Vault Operational & Safe

You’ve probably heard the saying, “with great power comes great responsibility.” Well, that saying rings true for the electrical power of your building too! Whether you manage the facility for a business, you’re a representative on your condo board, or are responsible for the infrastructure of a building in any other way, you share a responsibility for assessing and maintaining your building’s electric utility vault.

Three Reasons Why Electric Vehicle Charging Stations are a Necessity – Not An Amenity – For Your Condominium

As sales of electric cars and motorcycles continue to rise throughout Canada and around the world, building managers are beginning to abandon their ‘wait-and-see’ mentality surrounding the installation of electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. From potential cost-savings to environmental sustainability, the benefits of having electric charging stations cannot be ignored – here’s three reasons why.

Join the EV-lution! Why Now is the Best Time to Introduce Electric Vehicle Charging Stations to your Building

You know electric vehicles (EVs) are on the rise and you want to improve your building’s competitive edge by installing EV charging stations  – so what’s next? 

UV-C Lighting: a marketing ploy or a glimmer of hope for Covid-19?

Lighting manufacturers are marketing UV-C lighting in both residential and commercial spaces – but do they actually work? In our latest webinar, How to Adjust Your Building Operations to Your New Normal, our in-house lighting expert, Guy Brunet, debunks the myths around UV lighting and explains how to make informed decisions about selecting the right product.

How to Adjust Building Operations to Your New Normal

This year has presented some of the most unique challenges that our companies, buildings and staff have likely faced to date. With best practices, Envari can help ensure your return to operations is safe.

Winter Newsletter

If you live in or around Ottawa, you won’t be surprised to hear that the weather we’ve been experiencing lately is breaking records, both in unseasonably low temperatures and snow dumps. And, this isn’t the first time either! The weather has been continuing to surprise us for several years now, from tornadoes to ice storms. These direct weather experiences are constant reminders that we need to respect our planet.

Why We Can’t Let Wastewater Go To Waste

“Out of sight, out of mind.” Such is the case for most of us when we flush a toilet. We’re unlikely to give the process another thought until something goes wrong – be it a clog or leak. But what if we could challenge ourselves to think about the waste cycle before a problem arises?

The Bright Side of LEDs for Illuminating Cities

Canada’s capital city has been a global leader in streetlighting since the very beginning. In 1885, Ottawa was one of the first cities in the world to light all of its streets with electricity. Before that, streets were illuminated by oil-fueled lampposts that needed to be lit every night by streetlighters traveling on foot or horseback. Not surprisingly, electric streetlight fixtures soon became the standard in cities across the world.