Sustainability

Cambridge Centre 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, it is our goal to become BOMA BESt certified. BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association) certification is a nationally recognized comprehensive environmental certification program.

Cambridge Centre strives to be a community leader in its environmental initiatives. We are proud of our achievements to date which we focus our efforts on five areas:

Energy Conservation

  • Proud yearly participant in Earth Hour
  • Partner in the Demand Response program to shed temporary unneeded electricity demands to lessen the burden on the power grid
  • Optimizing building temperatures day and night
  • Long-term program in place to replace older HVAC rooftop units with more energy efficient models
  • New energy efficient hand dryers in all washrooms. Not only do they save energy, this initiative has diverted over 6,000 pounds of paper hand towel to landfill each year

Water Conservation

  • Upgrades to two-thirds of our irrigation system
  • Automatic faucet and stalls in customer washrooms

Waste Management

  • Received bronze award through the Recycling Council of Ontario's 2008 Ontario Waste Minimization Awards
  • New energy efficient hand dryers in all washrooms. This initiative has diverted over 6,000 pounds of paper hand towel to landfill each year.
  • Use of biodegradable garbage bags
  • Use of "green" cleaning products as much as possible
  • Use of coreless bathroom tissue rolls reducing packaging waste
  • New waste/recycling disposal units throughout the shopping centre
  • Tenant recycling programs include:
    • Cardboard recycling
    • Glass, plastic and metal recycling
    • Cooking oil recycling
    • Store-to-store blue box recycling
    • Light bulb recycling
    • E-waste recycling
    • Battery recycling
    • Printer ink/toner cartridge recycling
    • Wood pallet recycling

Indoor Air Quality

  • Air tested on a regular basis
  • HVAC rooftop unit preventative maintenance program
  • Use of "live" plants throughout the interior/exterior of the shopping centre

Communication

  • Communicate with our tenants to inform, educate and share information and updates about the ongoing initiatives and successes within the Green Link program

Future Initiatives:

  • Replacement of all T-12 fluorescent lamp fixtures with more energy efficient types
  • Installing VendingMiser units on all vending type machines
  • Upgrades to the last one-third of the irrigation system
  • Installing energy efficient parking lot and Ice Centre lighting
  • Upgrading Ice Centre mechanical systems to become more energy efficient
  • Upgrading the building automation system
  • Increasing construction waste diversion from landfill which will include recycling and donating to charities