OPEN has a hybrid work model, with some office days and some days from home. We currently lease 3,000 square feet of office space on Water Street and we’re looking for another organization to share our lease for 2-3 days a week. We are envisioning a model where we each take the full office for… Read more »
OPEN Technologies is thrilled to announce our collaboration with the City of Madison, Wisconsin on the Building Energy Savings Program (BESP), one of the latest mandatory benchmarking and tune-up programs in the country. This is our first project with an American city, and we feel fortunate that it’s with such a progressive of leader as… Read more »
October 24th marks a significant milestone as OPEN Technologies launches the first expression of our innovative retrofit roadmap tool for homeowners and cities. Starting Tuesday, each of the nearly 70,000 ground-oriented homes in Saskatoon will receive a virtual energy score and a roadmap to improve the efficiency and comfort of their home. The sum impact… Read more »
(La version français en suit) We pleased to announce a strategic partnership with the City of Montreal to support the City’s By-law for the Disclosure and Rating of GHG Emissions from Large Buildings. This collaboration also supports the Montréal Climate Plan: Carbon Neutrality by 2050. This by-law is the first of its kind to be… Read more »
OPEN Technologies Signs Five-Year Agreement with the City of Calgary for GRID Benchmarking and Reporting Platform Vancouver-based OPEN Technologies is thrilled to announce a significant milestone in its ongoing partnership with the City of Calgary. The company has officially inked a five-year commitment with the City for the continued use of OPEN’s GRID benchmarking and… Read more »
OPEN Technologies is working to bring insights on building performance and retrofit potential to existing multi-unit residential buildings, in addition to the new construction in the tool’s original scope. As you may recall, in 2021, OPEN Technologies was selected as one of the fourteen projects to be awarded funding in the first round of the… Read more »
Saskatoon Homeowners will soon have access to a powerful new software tool to help them understand their homes’ energy footprint, and potential for improvement. The City of Saskatoon has engaged OPEN Technologies to deliver an online tool to boost homeowner knowledge and motivation to embark on an energy efficiency journey. Each of the 62,000… Read more »
As things transition into what’s a major holiday season in many cultural traditions, OPEN has had more cause than expected to reflect upon the things that matter most in life. We are a small team of mission-driven professionals dedicated to solving technical challenges in service of climate change mitigation. But we are also a small… Read more »
Our November 2022 Newsletter is available here: https://us12.campaign-archive.com/?u=1f9bbcb38af022b119e785dc1&id=e4af7d15f8 Inside: What’s new with the Affordable Housing Navigator, and other project updates!
Check out our October 2022 newsletter! Inside: reflections on the 2022 Municipal Elections, and more. Read it here: https://us12.campaign-archive.com/?u=1f9bbcb38af022b119e785dc1&id=3430546827
The newsletter for September 2022 is now available! Check it out to learn more about our upcoming ZebX presentation, and for some exciting project updates. Don’t forget to look for the signup link in the footer: OPEN Technologies September 2022 Newsletter
Have you read our August Newsletter? This month we’re announcing some new Building Benchmark BC participants, and welcoming Jesse Sherlock, OPEN’s new Director of Technology. Read all about it here, and look for the signup link in the folder: OPEN Technologies August 2022 Newsletter
The City of Nanaimo has joined leading BC municipalities in Canada’s largest voluntary building energy benchmarking program – Building Benchmark BC. The program supports cities as well as building owners and managers who opt into the voluntary climate and energy disclosure. In return for participating, building owners and managers will receive a detailed energy and… Read more »
Our newsletter for July 2022 is now available! We’ve got some exciting project updates that we can’t wait to share with you. Check it out, and look for the signup link in the footer: OPEN Technologies July Newsletter
Check out our June newsletter! Highlights include our new market research report, and welcoming a new member of the OPEN Technologies team. Check it out here, and don’t forget to look for the signup link in the footer: OPEN Technologies June Newsletter
Ottawa will use the innovative ‘climate tech’ software to track emissions and support building owners in becoming more energy efficient. Ottawa building owners and managers will soon have one-click access to detailed information on how their buildings are performing, helping them lower their properties’ greenhouse gas emissions. As one of the first actions in the… Read more »
Our May 2022 Newsletter is now available! Inside: Exploring the homeowner retrofit journey, our DiscoverEE presentation and more! https://mailchi.mp/15199f6d8390/may-2022-newsletter
Our April Newsletter has the latest on what the OPEN Team has been up to this month! Check it out for details on our upcoming event, and for some exciting project updates: https://mailchi.mp/e1862d676bc1/april-2022-newsletter
Check out our March Newsletter! Inside – a recap of Building Benchmark BC Year 2, a new way to view the Icebox Challenge, and some exciting industry updates. This month, we are also welcoming some new OPEN team members. Look for the signup link in the footer – https://mailchi.mp/dbb3595a3599/march-2022-newsletter
This year, in addition to the Annual Report, we wanted to do something special for our program participants and recognize the hard work they’ve put into Building Benchmark BC. As such, OPEN Technologies presents the Building Benchmark BC Awards! The inaugural Building Benchmark BC Awards recognize excellence in improving building, climate, and energy performance across… Read more »
OPEN Technologies is welcoming some new additions to our team at the end of this month! This includes OPEN co-founder, Dave Ramslie, who will be joining us full time as Chief Operating Officer on March 28th. Dave’s work at OPEN will be to support Donovan and the rest of the team in product management and… Read more »
Our February newsletter is now available! Inside: BBBC Year 2 Report coming soon, the latest on the Icebox Challenge, and some exciting career opportunities. Look for the signup link in the footer – https://mailchi.mp/8dbf63048865/february-2022-newsletter
Our first newsletter of 2022 is now available! This month, we’ve seen a major expansion for BuildingPathfinder.com, an we couldn’t be more excited to share it. Look for the sign-up link in the folder to get updates for 2022: https://mailchi.mp/7f8ea889e334/january-2022-newsletter
We are pleased to announce that one of our favourite legacy projects has seen a major scope expansion. The PathFinder tool, which has been helping users to test building design scenarios for their operational energy and emissions for several years, is now being complemented by the Embodied Carbon PathFinder. This free web app will now… Read more »
Our last update of 2021! This month, we are excited to announce our CMHC award, some new and noteworthy industry updates, and wish all of our followers a happy holiday season. Look for the link in the footer to signup for 2022: https://mailchi.mp/187267b5eefe/december-2021-newsletter
It’s been a busy Fall for OPEN Technologies, and we’ve got some exciting updates in our November newsletter, including our move (back) to Gastown, the Icebox Challenge feature at COP26, and an ACEC Award of Excellence for ThermalBridge.ca. Read more: https://mailchi.mp/8087ba5eb6d9/november-2021-newsletter, and look for the sign-up link in the footer to receive monthly updates!
Check out our July Newsletter! This month, we are welcoming some new faces to the OPEN Technologies team, as well as highlighting a number of new and noteworthy industry resources and reports. Click on the link to view: https://mailchi.mp/4056662ac1a9/july2021, and look for the signup link in the footer to subscribe!
Our June 2021 newsletter is now live! This month we are featuring the latest additions to Building Benchmark BC, and our funding award from CleanBC! Check it out, and look for the sign-up link in the footer: https://mailchi.mp/90518e65a85d/june2021
Our newsletter for May 2021 has the latest on Building Benchmark BC, our CMHC award, and the Nova Scotia debut of GRID through Efficiency Nova Scotia! Click on the link to check it out, and look for the sign up page in the footer: https://mailchi.mp/2554bda74389/may2021
By the end of this decade, B.C. will have cut greenhouse gas emissions from commercial buildings by 40 percent. Guess how the province will do it? CleanBC, the province’s climate action plan, outlines a range of policies and actions intended to drive down greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and help bring B.C. closer to its target… Read more »