April 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 […]
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 ReadingFebruary 17, 2017
Cora Group’s latest project evolv1, built in partnership with Sustainable Waterloo Region and anchor tenant EY, has been featured in the Waterloo Region Record. In the article by Record reporter Catherine Tenant, evolv1 is described as a building so innovative, it will change the way offices are built in Canada. Read The Record’s full story […]
Continue ReadingNovember 28, 2016
Constructing a building is no small task; it requires both a financial investment and an investment of time. Building sustainable only adds to this challenge. Adrian Conrad, COO, The Cora Group, knows this process only too well. He is one of Waterloo Region’s most recognized commercial developers and has taken his personal passion for a better, […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingNovember 28, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Waterloo, Ontario, April 14th, 2016 – The David Johnston Research + Technology Park (R+T Park) University of Waterloo and tenants have come together and committed to a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction target through Sustainable Waterloo Region’s (SWR) Regional Carbon Initiative Program (RCI). Using 2014 numbers as our baseline, a 10 year and […]
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