November 30, 2018
EY, TextNow to collaborate with leading research & industry partners in sustainable living lab project Nov. 29, 2018 (WATERLOO, ON) – The Cora Group, a premier developer and manager of Class A office space located in the Waterloo Region, officially opened the doors to evolv1, the first-ever zero carbon office building in Canada. The building’s […]
Continue ReadingNovember 13, 2018
Waterloo’s first dedicated cleantech accelerator program will open in December 2018 Evolv1 is only weeks away from celebrating the building’s official grand opening after over 2 years of planning and collaboration to create Canada’s first Zero Carbon Building – Design certified building in The David Johnston Research and Technology Park. This Fall, evolv1 will welcome […]
Continue ReadingAugust 24, 2018
From the beginning, evolv1 has been a ground-breaking project. The Cora Group set out to make a statement about sustainable building practices and push the boundaries of what could be done. Today, with that goal in mind the building is ready for occupancy and tenants’ final design work is underway. A key focal point of […]
Continue ReadingJuly 26, 2018
The dog days of summer are upon us. Those hot, sultry days where working in an air-conditioned office can be a welcome respite or become a bit stifling. Fortunately, there are some great ways to escape your desk this summer at David Johnston Research and Technology Park. Here are our favorites: Sip Away at a […]
Continue ReadingJune 26, 2018
Earlier this month our evolv1 team celebrated another milestone on the path to open the doors to Canada’s greenest building in 2018. The Canadian Green Building Council (CaGBC) has awarded The Cora Group with an award for Excellence in Green Building – Zero Carbon at their Leadership Awards Dinner and Gala on Wednesday, June 6 […]
Continue ReadingJune 20, 2018
This guest post is by Tova Davidson, Executive Director, Sustainable Waterloo Region. In 2013, when Sustainable Waterloo Region (SWR) reached out to our community in the development of our strategic plan, we asked: “What’s the next big thing be we should work on to move the needle on sustainability in our region?” Resoundingly, we heard […]
Continue ReadingJune 12, 2018
TextNow is changing the way people communicate by developing the most exceptional, affordable phone service. As the world’s first cloud-based phone carrier, their focus on customer service, innovation and transparency is resonating with their users. The TextNow app has been downloaded over 100 million times and counting. We’re proud to have been part of their […]
Continue ReadingMay 17, 2018
Ever wondered what makes a sustainably designed office a great place to work? Today we can work from anywhere – from your kitchen table to the coffee shop around the corner or your car. So, what makes an office space so critical to our productivity, and even to our well-being? There’s a lot to love […]
Continue ReadingMay 16, 2018
This week Wilfrid Laurier University announced Psychology Associate Professor Marcus Riemer and his research partners have received nearly $1 million in funding to study sustainable behaviour in evolv1. This five-year project entitled, “Closing the performance gap in high-performance green buildings by cultivating a culture of sustainability,” will strive to address the challenge of meeting forecasted targets when […]
Continue ReadingApril 19, 2018
The story behind the making of evolv1 – Canada’s greenest building What does it take to build Canada’s greenest building? If you ask Adrian Conrad, COO of the Cora Group, it’s a potent combination of vision and teamwork, a series of providential but highly beneficial encounters, and more than one’s fair share of persistence. evolv1’s […]
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