April 29, 2020
Waterloo’s evolv1 has been awarded LEED Platinum CS (Core & Shell), the highest possible LEED level. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Rating Systems are licensed by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) to encourage and facilitate the development of more sustainable buildings. This certification comes only one week after announcing evolv1’s dual certification for Performance and Design […]
Continue ReadingApril 22, 2020
The Cora Group, a leading local developer and sustainable building advocate, today – Earth Day 2020 – is announcing it has achieved dual certification for evolv1 under the Zero Carbon Building Standard. The first-of-its-kind building is the second to receive the Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC) Zero Carbon Building Standard – Design and Zero Carbon Building Standard […]
Continue ReadingApril 19, 2018
This multi-tenant commercial office building is the first of its kind to meet the Canada Green Building Council’s rigorous new zero carbon standard April 18, 2018 (WATERLOO, ON) — Just in time for Earth Day, The Cora Group announced today that it has been awarded Zero Carbon Building – Design certification by the Canada Green […]
Continue ReadingApril 13, 2018
On April 12, Sustainable Waterloo Region held their 9th annual Evening of Recognition at Wilfrid Laurier University celebrating the accomplishments and stories of sustainability in our region. The Cora Group’s evolv1 imagined in partnership with Sustainable Waterloo Region, EY and the David Johnston Research + Technology Park was recognized in the organization’s 2017 Year-End Report. Working […]
Continue ReadingJune 23, 2017
June 23, 2017 (WATERLOO, ON) – The Cora Group, a premier developer and manager of Class A office space located in the Waterloo Region today officially broke ground on evolv1, Canada’s first net zero commercial multi-tenant office building. The company also announced today that TextNow, one of North America’s fastest growing tech companies, will […]
Continue ReadingMay 29, 2017
We are incredibly proud that evolv1 has been chosen to participate in the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) Zero Carbon Building Pilot Program. evolv1 joins an elite group of 16 projects selected from across Canada to participate. You can learn more about the CaGBC pilot program, and all participating projects here.
Continue ReadingMay 29, 2017
Our evolv1 project is attracting significant media attention, and was recently featured in Daily Commercial News. Read the full story here.
Continue ReadingNovember 28, 2016
Officer workers appreciate the award-winning environmental features Cora Group includes in its office buildings, says Adrian Conrad. When rain soaks the roof at 375 Hagey Blvd. in Waterloo, Ont., it doesn’t simply disappear down a gutter to flow into a storm drain. It takes a side trip, filling a 40,000-litre cistern that supplies water for […]
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