Media Coverage:
April, 2014 | Insight-as-a-Service – Earth Rangers Centre Tour 2014
A tour of the Earth Rangers Centre and a look at the sustainable technologies used to create this smart building and the implementation of new technologies.
March, 2014 | Electrical Line Magazine – Cisco Announces Partnership with Schneider Electric
The Collaboration for a Sustainable Future partnership announcement.
March, 2014 | WRLWND – Partnering for Sustainability
The Collaboration for a Sustainable Future partnership announcement.
March, 2014 | Construction Canada – From Gold to Platinum: Earth Rangers Centre’s New Technologies
The Earth Rangers Centre’s LEED Platinum certification.
March, 2014 | IT World Canada – Cisco Partners with Power Specialist
The Collaboration for a Sustainable Future event with Cisco and Schneider Electric.
March, 2014 | Computer Dealer News – Cisco Partners with Power Vendor for Smart Building Initiative
The Collaboration for a Sustainable Future event with Cisco and Schneider Electric.
January, 2014 | Campus Safety Magazine – How to Use 90 Percent Less Energy in Your Health Care Facility
How the Earth Rangers Centre educates business professionals about green technology.
October, 2013 | The Vaughan Citizen – Queen’s Park Grant Helps Vaughan’s Earth Rangers Transform Fields
The Earth Rangers Centre has achieved a highly sustainable building and now the ERC is extending this same practice to the surrounding grounds.
October, 2013 | Ontario Out of Doors Magazine – Earth Rangers Project Gets Financial Boost
The Earth Rangers Centre Project iRestore receives funding to help improve the habitat around the building.
September, 2013 | Sustainable Architecture & Building Magazine – The Earth Rangers Centre: Practical Improvements to Achieve LEED Platinum
A review of the journey to LEED Platinum for the Earth Rangers Centre for Sustainable Technology.
August, 2013 | 80 x 50 Toronto’s Atmospheric Fund Blog – Inside Canada’s Greenest Workplace
A look at some of the energy efficient and conservation measures used at the Earth Rangers Centre.
June, 2013 | Green Building & Design Magazine – Who are the Earth Rangers?
A look at how the ERC is practicing what we preach.
June, 2013 | YongeStreetMedia.com – Earth Rangers Centre Hopes to Accomplish Full Net-Zero Water Use
A look at how the ERC plans to ensure the most efficient use of water for the building and surrounding grounds.
June, 2013 | YorkRegion.com – Vaughan’s Earth Rangers Centre Receives $40,000 Grant
How the ERC will further water conservation efforts thanks to the RBC Blue Water Project.
May, 2013 | Green Tech Advocates – Energy Management Stars at One of the World’s Smartest Buildings
A look at the inner workings of the Earth Rangers Centre for Sustainability, one of the smartest buildings in the world.
March, 2013 | High Performance Buildings – Earth Rangers Centre: Woodbridge, Ontario Canada
A look at how the Earth Rangers Centre was designed to be one of the most efficient buildings of its size in North America.
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December, 2012 | Oracle.com- Earth Rangers increases Data Centre Energy Efficiency
Earth Rangers chooses Oracle’s Pillar Axiom 600 storage system for its data centre. This system is an energy efficient and cost effective way of enhancing its storage.December, 2012 | Cement Association of Canada- eCard
The Cement Association of Canada’s holiday eCard documenting the ERC’s technologies in an animation.December 28, 2012 | Buildings- Exemplifying Energy Management: Meeting Massive Goals
Facility Managers Schonberger and Sverkas discuss different technologies in the ERC that led it to win LEED Platinum.December 4, 2012 | Schneider Electric Video- Building a Greener Future
How the ERC uses Schneider Electric’s technology to better its efficiency.November 2012 | Canadian Property Management Magazine-Ascending the Sustainability Scale
How the ERC achieved LEED Platinum status, and the technologies put in place in the ERC.November 5, 2012 | Control Design- Earth Rangers Show Impact of Big Data on Energy
How the ERC uses Schneider Electric’s dashboard software to better monitor the building’s energy usage.November 2012 | CGBC – Ask the Expert: Andy Schonberger
An interview with Andy Schonberger about how the ERC got to LEED EB Platinum status.October/November 2012 | Building and Construction Canada- Demonstrating Quality
The ERC being the first building in Canada to be double LEED certified and features of the ERC.October 29, 2012 | Security Info Watch- The Benefits of Investing in Analytics
A Schneider Electric event discussing analytics and data for operating buildings and companies.October 25, 2012 | Security Director News- A full day at SEinvest
A glimpse into the Schneider Electric: Invest event, where Andy discusses ERC security measures.October 17, 2012 | FM Link- Earth Rangers Centre earns highest-scoring LEED EB Platinum in Canada
Documenting technologies that helped ERC reach LEED Platinum.October 3, 2012 | On-Site Magazine- Earth Rangers Centre goes platinum
Documenting technologies that helped ERC reach LEED Platinum.October 3, 2012 | Canadian Interiors- Way to go green: the Earth Rangers Centre
The ERC wins LEED EB Platinum.October 3, 2012 | Buildings- Earth Rangers Becomes Double LEED Certified
The ERC wins LEED EB Platinum.October 3, 2012 | Construction Links Media- The Earth Rangers Centre becomes double LEED Certified and earns highest rating in Canada!
The ERC gets awarded with LEED EB Platinum.October 16, 2012 | Daily Commercial News- Earth Rangers Centre rounds up top marks with LEED Platinum certification
The ERC gets awarded LEED EB Platinum, highest rating in Canada.October 7, 2012 | DesignBuild- Earth Rangers LEED by Example
The ERC leads as an example for other green buildings, and is awarded LEED EB Platinum.October 1, 2012 | EDC Magazine-
Constant Betterment: An education centre in Canada teaches children to continually strive for a more sustainable future through example.
Outlining ERC’s progression from being built to being certified LEED EB Platinum, and the technologies that got it there.July 26, 2012 | Schneider Electric’s Blog-
Do Intelligent Buildings Impact the Smart Grid, or is it the Other Way Around?
Discussing the need for a smart grid, especially within smart buildings.July 26, 2012 | greencricket.ca- Earth Rangers picks Green Cricket for their Centre for Sustainable Technology
Announcing and discussing the ERC’s new green cleaning partner, Green Cricket.May 24, 2012 | Schneider Electric’s Blog- Electric Vehicles & Energy Management
The perks of driving an electric car.May 22, 2012 | greenmytires.ca- Change Agent for Sustainable Technologies: Earth Rangers
Changing skeptics into believers of sustainable buildings, by viewing the ERC.May 2012 | Accolades Magazine- MCW Award of Excellence
Improvements the ERC made to get rewarded LEED Platinum from LEED Gold.May 4, 2012 | Schneider Electric’s Blog-
Energy management upgrades help this environmental showcase qualify for LEED Platinum certification
A detailed analysis into the technologies that Schneider Electric has used within the ERC.May 2, 2012 | Schneider Electric’s Blog- Focus on Phantom Power
Andy Schonberger and Schneider Electric discuss phantom power and how we can stop wasting electricity.March 9, 2012 | Schneider Electric’s Blog- I (Really Do!) Work in a Green Building
Andy Schonberger discusses a day in the life of an Earth Rangers employee with a smart, green building.April 23, 2012 | greenmytires.ca- Why Product Lifecycle is Essential for a Greener Economy
The lifecycle of tires is discussed and how OTS and NRT use tires and recycled rubber products to produce other products, like the ERC gym floor.April 20, 2012 | Edmonton Journal- Green Collar jobs are a science and an art
A discussion with Andy Schonberger about his educational requirements to get a “green collar” job.April 19, 2012 | Canada Newswire- Holcim 100th Anniversary
Holcim launches a volunteering program, Together for Communities, for its 100th Anniversary.April 12, 2012 | Construction Canada – Building Heavy with the Earth Rangers
Building with concrete and why we chose to do so at the ERC and how concrete is a green building material.April 02, 2012 | Daily Commercial News and Construction Record-
Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating, Earth Rangers promote water conservation
Earth Rangers pays a visit to the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating.March 2012 Issue | Instalacion Professional- an article from the Spanish magazine Instalación Profesional about the ERC.
January 25, 2012 | The Globe and Mail – The Office gets a blast of fresh air
Andy Schonberger meets with Teknion and discusses employee comfort and furniture that does not output toxins.
December 25, 2012 |Powerlogic.com- Green Buildings: Earth Rangers Centre
Listing the technologies that help with building automation and keeping the building green.December 29, 2011 | Tech Week Europe -
Green Data Centre holds the key to a better enterprise infrastructure
Rob DiStefano discusses the ERC’s green data centre and what can be done to have green data centres elsewhere.December 30, 2011 | Green Technology World – Earth Rangers selects Nexsan E60 storage system
The ERC chooses the Nexsan E60 for its data centre storage system.
Press Releases:
June 14, 2013 | The Earth Rangers Centre Receives $40,000 Grant from the RBC Blue Water Project to Further Water Conservation Efforts
The Earth Rangers Centre will develop the existing water cycle system to ensure the most efficient use of water for the building and surrounding grounds.
October 3, 2012 | The ERC becomes double LEED Certified and earns highest rating in in Canada!
Earth Rangers has been awarded Platinum Certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) through its LEED® for Existing Buildings (EB) green building rating system for The Earth Rangers Centre located in Woodbridge, Ontario.
June 26, 2012 | Earth Rangers Chooses Oracle’s Pillar Axiom 600 Storage System
Earth Rangers chooses an award-winning, energy-efficient Storage System for its data centre.
November 17, 2011 | Sustainability Experts Join Forces to Help Educate on Environmental Issues.
Ontario Tire Stewardship announces new sponsorship with Earth Rangers.
November 12, 2010 | Earth Rangers Named One of the Top Green-IT Organizations
Earth Rangers, a charitable children’s organization dedicated to educating children about biodiversity loss, has been recognized as one of the Top 12 Green-IT Organizations by Computerworld. Out of the Top 12 Earth Rangers placed fourth.
