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.

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? 

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.

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.

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.

“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?

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.

When you come across a dark country road, a dark alleyway or an unlit driveway, your defense instincts kick in and it can be unsettling. Whether walking or driving, we all take comfort in a little bit of light to reveal our surroundings and the reason is simple: light gives us the ability to see where we’re going and, therefore, provides us a sense of safety and control. This is why street lights make such a big difference to our nighttime driving and walking experience, and when a street light is burnt out, you notice.