Commerce Court has achieved BOMA BESt Level 3 certification.

Toronto’s Commerce Court, owned by the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation, has received the 2010 Earth Award in the Office Park Category and the BOMA BESt Level 3 Certification from the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Toronto (BOMA) Toronto.

Situated at King and Bay, Commerce Court is located in the heart of Toronto’s financial district. The four-building, four-acre, two-million square foot office complex includes the historic Beaux-Arts building Commerce Court North, surrounded by three modernist structures, including the stainless steel Commerce Court West tower, all designed by architect, I.M. Pei.

Commerce Court has introduced energy conservation measures such as upgrading to a new state-of-the-art tenant metering system, which has resulted in a five per cent reduction in energy consumption or 1,350,000 KwH saved each year. In addition, the tenants have been instrumental in achieving an 84 per cent waste diversion rate or the equivalent of 41,000 tonnes of waste diverted from landfill sites. These measures together with upgrades to the lighting, heating and electrical power systems and the Deep Lake Water Cooling System have contributed to Commerce Court’s success in energy conservation. The water cooling system was installed in 2005 and continues to save an average of 6,768,911 kwh per year or 11 per cent of the building total energy consumption.

Inside the lobby at historic Commerce Court north.

The BOMA Earth Award is the most prestigious and comprehensive program of its kind in the commercial real estate industry, recognizing excellence in environmentally sound office building management. BOMA BESt Level 3 Certification is a rigorous, progressive certification program that recognizes achievements in energy and environmental performance.

Commerce Court is managed by GWL Realty Advisors.