Buildings consume more energy when empty or partially occupied for extended periods because they are designed to depend on human interactions.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s McCain Complex Care and Recovery Centre and the Crisis and Critical Care Building earned LEED Gold status, while Mackenzie Health’s Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital both received LEED Silver certification.

Experts and pollsters certainly expect Tory, 68, to cruise to victory despite a crowded field of 30 other competitors, many who were largely unknown before the campaign. 

Three of the four firms receiving funding from the province have committed to plant expansions or facility relocations.

Proposed changes to the New Home Construction Licensing Act would, if passed, increase penalties to a maximum of $50,000.