BOMA BEST® (Building Environmental Standards) is a national program launched in 2005 to address an industry need for realistic standards for energy and environmental performance of existing buildings based on accurate, independently verified information.
With its latest evolution, BOMA BEST 3.0, the program has stayed true to its core objective, to facilitate the continuous improvement of building operation and maintenance through the use of a questionnaire or survey-based assessment.
BOMA BEST 3.0 provides a consistent framework for owners, managers and building operators to critically assess ten (10) key areas of environmental performance and management:
- Energy
- Water
- Air
- Comfort
- Health and Wellness
- Custodial
- Purchasing
- Waste
- Site
- Stakeholder Engagement
Certification is available for six specific building types: offices, shopping centres, open air retail plazas, light industrial buildings, multi-unit residential buildings and health care facilities. In addition, a universal category is available for buildings that do not fit in any other category.
Buildings achieving BOMA BEST® certification are classified as ‘Certified’ (Best Practices/less than 20% on survey), ‘Bronze’ (Best Practices & 20 – 49%), ‘Silver’ (Best Practices & 50 –79%), ‘Gold’ (Best Practices & 80 – 89%), and ‘Platinum’ (Best Practices & 90% or more).
Since its launch in 2005, BOMA BEST® has seen tremendous uptake, with over 3,500 buildings representing nearly one billion square feet of Canadian commercial real estate, having applied for certification or recertification to date. The growing trend toward building assessment and certification through BOMA BEST® speaks to the value this Program has provided, and continues to provide, to the Canadian commercial real estate industry.
As of April 22, 2016 BOMA is also proud to offer BOMA BEST® Sustainable Workplaces, the perfect tool to lead you and your organization to an environmentally sustainable workplace. You already have a green mandate, now you can have a green workplace. Not only will BOMA BEST® Sustainable Workplaces validate what you’ve already done, it will give you a road map to improve key performance indicators. The standardized framework requires you to benchmark, monitor, and set goals in seven areas over which you typically have some measure of control: energy, water, waste, e-waste, construction and renovation, procurement practices, business and employee travel and indoor air quality. To begin greening your workplace, simply visit the BOMA BEST website.
To find out how to certify your building under the BOMA BEST® program check out the BOMA BEST® website at www.bomabest.org or call the BOMA Nova Scotia office at 902 425 3717.
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22 Bedros Lane
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40 Bedros Lane
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200 Bluewater Rd
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375 Pleasant St.
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60 Cutler Avenue
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656 Windmill Rd.
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Administration Building – Canso Canal
Managed by Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Dawson B. Dauphinee Federal Building
Managed by Brookfield GIS
Dominion Public Building
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Enos Collins Government of Canada Building
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Fisheries Building
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Marine House
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New Glasgow Government of Canada Building
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RCMP H Division HQ
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Royal Gardens
Managed by GWL Realty Advisors Inc.
Sydney Arts Building
Managed by Brookfield GIS
Sydney Government of Canada Building
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Sydney Manpower Building
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Sydney Science Building
Managed by Brookfield GIS
Wentworth Court
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Yarmouth Government of Canada Building
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Ravine Centre One
Owned by Sunlife Assurance Company, Managed by Starlight Investments
1801 Hollis St.
Managed by Choice REIT/CREIT Management L.P.
1801 Hollis Street
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Alderney Gate
Managed by Halifax
Coast Guard Building
Managed by The Department of Fisheries & Oceans
Fish Laboratory
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Holland Building
Managed by The Department of Fisheries & Oceans
Katherine Ellis Building
Managed by The Department of Fisheries & Oceans
Mayflower Mall
Managed by McCOR Management (East) Inc.
Metropolitan Place
Managed by Choice REIT/CREIT Management L.P.
Murray Building
Managed by The Department of Fisheries & Oceans
NSCC Pictou Campus
Managed by Nova Scotia Community College
NSCC Truro Campus
Managed by Nova Scotia Community College
Park Lane
Managed by Universal Realty Group
Polaris Building
Managed by The Department of Fisheries & Oceans
Van Steenburgh Building
Managed by The Department of Fisheries & Oceans
Young Tower
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2717 Joseph Howe Drive – Tower 1
Managed by Manulife
2727 Joseph Howe – Tower 2
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Barrington Place
Managed by Crombie REIT
Barrington Tower
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Brunswick Place
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Chebucto Place
Managed by Cushman & Wakefield Asset Services
CIBC Building
Managed by Crombie REIT
Cogswell Tower
Managed by Crombie REIT
Duke Tower
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Halifax Shopping Centre
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NSCC Akerley Campus
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NSCC AVC COGS
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NSCC AVC Middleton
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NSCC Burridge Campus
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NSCC-Cumberland Campus
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NSCC Kingstec Campus
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NSCC Lunenburg Campus
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NSCC Marconi Campus
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NSCC Marconi Trades Building
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NSCC Shelburne Campus
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NSCC Strait Area Campus
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Purdy’s Wharf Tower One and Purdy’s Landing
Managed by GWL Realty Advisors Inc.
Purdy’s Wharf Tower Two
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Scotia Square
Managed by Crombie REIT
2737 Joseph Howe Drive – Business Centre
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Halifax Central Library
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Mic Mac Mall
Managed by Ivanhoe Cambridge Inc.
NSCC Institute of Technology Campus
Managed by Nova Scotia Community College
NSCC Ivany Campus
Managed by Nova Scotia Community College
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