Like many of you, we became committed to environmental stewardship a number of years ago. Making the commitment both at home and at work has become very important to the vast majority of us, and that’s why we thought you might appreciate knowing more about the green steps we’ve been taking at all York Heritage buildings.

York Heritage joined the green revolution on matters relating to water and energy efficiency, waste management and procurement choices a number of years ago.

More than 35,000 Canadian lives are lost each year due to cardiac arrest. It can strike anyone, anywhere, at any time. While many of us have training in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and would put that training to use in an emergency situation, we've gone a step further in improving the chances of saving a life, by installing Automated External Defibrillator's in several York Heritage buildings.

Combined with CPR, the use of an Automated External Defibrillator can increase the likelihood of saving a person's life by 50% or more over CPR alone.

All York Heritage buildings have recently received 'certification of compliance' from Air Quality Engineering Inc.for meeting comprehensive air quality standards.

The certificate identifies building management's commitment to maintaining indoor air quality excellence.

The AQE Quality Program assesses office areas from an air quality perspective and compares them to Canadian and international air quality regulations, guidelines and standards.