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Edmonton Journal
11-07-2025
- Business
- Edmonton Journal
Battery-powered homes support Blatchford's virtual power plant
It's a Canadian first. Article content Edmonton's Blatchford neighbourhood, the former municipal airport site being transformed by the city into a sustainable residential community for urban living, is now home to this country's first energy storage-based virtual power plant. Article content On pace to integrate 100 net zero houses — the project is just in its early stages at a 10 per cent VPP build out, expected to reach 25 per cent growth by the end of this year — the VPP should enhance renewable energy adoption even further in Blatchford and also deliver savings to homeowners, officials said. Article content 'Blatchford is a unique proof of concept for innovations in sustainable urban living and renewable energy — so it's really fitting that this first-of-its-kind integrated VPP is launching right here with one of our homebuilders (Landmark Homes),' said Tom Lumsden, Blatchford's development manager in regards to the VPP launch in late June. 'By combining green-built, highly energy-efficient homes, a fully renewable District Energy Utility and a neighbourhood designed to encourage a vehicle-free lifestyle, Blatchford is emerging as a hub for planet-friendly land development, construction, and technologies.' Article content Article content Toggle full screen modePrevious Gallery Image Next Gallery ImageToggle gallery captions View All 2 Photos 1 of 2 Article content A 'Landmark' Moment Article content Article content A joint venture between Landmark Homes, the City of Edmonton, EPCOR, Emissions Reduction Alberta, Solartility, sonnen and the University of Alberta, the VPP will aggregate the power from the individual sonnen batteries and then be able to dispatch them to a larger asset. Article content 'Instead of throwing a pebble in the ocean, we're dropping a boulder into a lake and we can really create ripples,' said Geoff Ferrell, senior vice-president, Global C&I and VPP Project Business, sonnen USA, noting you could describe a VPP as a distributed energy management system. Article content The batteries, included at no cost in the purchase of a Landmark net-zero home in Blatchford and likely installed in the utility room, are long-lasting and should have a life span of at least 10, if not 20 years, said sonnen. They use advanced Lithium Iron Phosphate technology, and sonnen said this offers enhanced safety and longevity compared to lithium-ion batteries. Article content Article content While the 100 batteries in the Landmark Homes aren't enough to save the grid on its own — it will represent nearly half a megawatt of power and more than two megawatt hours of storage capacity to support the energy grid — Tallas said you have to start somewhere and this is a good start. Article content And a start it is. While this Edmonton project will likely take to mid-2027 to complete and fully ramp up this first VPP and its 100 batteries, sonnen plans to launch further VPPs throughout Alberta — sonnen said it believes Calgary would be a good future choice — and other Canadian regions, providing more than 18 MW of energy and 60 megawatt hours of grid support over the next three years.
San Francisco Chronicle
09-07-2025
- Politics
- San Francisco Chronicle
‘Apocalypse in the Tropics' is the democracy documentary Trump doesn't want you to see
Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, is facing trial for his role in attempting to overturn the results of the 2022 election that removed him from power. On Monday, July 7, United States President Donald Trump, who disputed the results of the 2020 election that temporarily removed him from power, came to his defense. 'Brazil is doing a terrible thing on their treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro,' Trump wrote on Truth Social. 'He is not guilty of anything, except having fought for THE PEOPLE. … LEAVE BOLSONARO ALONE!' So yeah, Petra Costa's documentary ' Apocalypse in the Tropics ' — which not only details Bolsonaro's rise and fall but how democracies can be subverted and dismantled — is pretty timely. It also provides a blueprint for reclaiming and strengthening democratic systems, which might be the main value for Americans viewers of the film, which opens Friday, July 11, at Landmark's Opera Plaza Cinema in San Francisco and streams on Netflix beginning Monday, July 14. Costa, who explored the threat to democracy in Brazil in her 2019 documentary 'The Edge of Democracy,' also on Netflix, doesn't shy away from drawing parallels between Bolsonaroism and Trumpism. Bolsonaro moved hard to the right and was embraced by Brazil's Evangelical Christian movement on his way to ascending to the presidency in 2018. When he got to power, he set about remaking the government by weakening its institutions, including Brazil's Supreme Court. Costa also accuses the president of bungling the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a contentious re-election campaign in 2022 in which he squared off against rival and former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. But Costa also delves into the history of democratic and socialist movements in Latin and South America that hoped to narrow socio-economic gaps. Key players include former U.S. President Richard Nixon and his secretary of state, Henry Kissinger, as well as none other than Evangelical Christian leader Billy Graham, who spoke at a massive rally in Brazil in 1974 while the country was under a military dictatorship. 'What is certain is that Brazil became a laboratory for a brutal form of capitalism and vertiginous social inequality where millions of people began to seek the hope they needed in the Evangelical faith,' Costa narrates in the film. In the last four decades, Costa reports, the percentage of Brazilians who identify as Evangelical Christian has risen from 5% to 30%, significantly boosting Bolsonaro's political appeal. In his 2022 campaign against Bolsonaro, da Silva embraced Evangelical social issues, noting in one campaign speech that abortion and all-gender restrooms 'came straight out of Satan's mind.' At the heart of 'Apocalypse in the Tropics,' though, isn't so much current events but a longing to return to old ideals. A consistent thread is the conception of Brazil's capital of Brasilia as a utopian seat of government, architecturally embracing the three branches of government — executive, legislative and judicial — as separate but equal checks and balances. There's a lot of old footage from the 1950s of Brasilia being designed and built, which reveal this detail: Original plans had a church at the center of the design, as nearly all Brazilian cities and towns have. But it was removed to establish the idea of a separation of church and state.
AU Financial Review
03-07-2025
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Sky's the limit: The great Australian apartment dream
Great spots to sun yourself, a spa, sauna and upmarket dining areas you can book to host your guests. Sound idyllic? These are just some of the increasingly common perks of apartment living in the 21st century. More people from all walks of life and all ages are choosing to live in apartments, which have evolved to capture the great Australian dream. Apartments now make up around 30 per cent of all housing approvals in Australia – up from just 15–20 per cent a decade ago, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics data. Consequently, new building designs suit modern families and lifestyles, with a range of options for growing families, downsizers and everyone in between. Function, family and flair Today, floor plans are just as likely to include breakout spaces for home offices, dual-key apartments for students and much more focus on communal amenities. Rooftop gardens, barbecues and children's play areas add to the lifestyle. 'There's considerable focus on designing apartments with spaces to support larger gatherings within the building, such as bookable spaces and function areas,' says property developer Landmark's founder and CEO, Arash Tavakoli, whose team has delivered more than 40 residential projects across Sydney over the past 25 years. 'Our aim is to create places where people genuinely want to live – homes that are not only functional but also foster connection and community,' he adds.
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Business Standard
19-06-2025
- Automotive
- Business Standard
Landmark Cars hits over four-month high; zooms 15% in subdued market
The stock price of the auto dealer company - Landmark Cars share price was trading at its highest since Jan 27, 2025, and has bounced back 84% from it's all-time low of ₹306.05 touched on Apr 7, 2025. SI Reporter Mumbai Landmark Cars share price today Shares of Landmark Cars hit an over four-month high at ₹564, as they zoomed 15 per cent on the BSE in Thursday's intra-day trade amid healthy volumes on expectations of an improvement in the business outlook. The stock price of this auto dealer company was trading at its highest level since January 27, 2025. It has bounced back 84 per cent from it's all-time low of ₹306.05, touched on April 7. The stock had hit a 52-week high of ₹ 746 on June 19, 2024 and a record high of ₹901.95 on February 7, 2024. At 11:29 AM; Landmark Cars was trading 7.5 per cent higher at ₹525, as compared to 0.06 per cent decline in the BSE Sensex. The average trading volumes at the counter jumped multiple-fold with a combined 2.3 million shares changing hands on the NSE and BSE. Landmark Cars made its stock market debut on December 23, 2022. The company raised ₹552 crore by allotting shares at issue price of ₹506 per share. Track LIVE Stock Market Updates At the start of financial year 2024-25 (FY25), the company had set out a goal of opening 24 new outlets. The company has successfully operationalised 23 of them, ahead of timelines and well within budgeted costs. Landmark Cars said it will operationalize the remaining outlet from June 2025. India remains a bright spot on the global map. Various ongoing Free Trade Agreements discussions are improving the prospects for auto business. With discussions around reducing import duties gaining traction, the Indian auto market could become even more attractive for global brands. As a multi-brand retailer aligned with leading international original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), Landmark is well poised to capitalize on these developments. Landmark is also a large partner for BYD as well as MG Motors, leaders in the EV space with clear price and product advantage. Rising EV adoption in India will clearly benefit Landmark in the times to come, the management said in the Q4FY25 earnings conference call. Meanwhile, global benchmarks show that leading auto retailers in the US and China hold between 1.5 per cent to 2 per cent market share in passenger vehicle (PV) space. Compared to this, India's current share in PV market is approximately 0.5 per cent by volume and a little more by value, indicating the significant long term growth potential that lies ahead. 'With stable macroeconomic backdrop and strategic initiatives, we are well poised to capitalize on the long-term growth opportunities and aspire to increase our market share in this growing market,' the management said. Analysts believe Landmark Cars should benefit from the addition of high-growth brands, new PV launches and continuation of the premiumization trend. Meanwhile, in another development, on May 17, Landmark Cars announced that it has received an in-principle approval from Kia India to take over an existing workshop in Hyderabad. With this workshop, Landmark Cars will be able to cater to the large car parcels of Kia in Hyderabad as well as increase its business from after Sales services to achieve long term growth trajectory, the company said. About Landmark Cars Landmark Cars is the leading premium automotive retail business in India with dealerships for Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Jeep, Volkswagen, Citroen, BYD, Renault, Mahindra & Mahindra, KIA and MG Motors. The company also caters to the commercial vehicle retail business of Ashok Leyland in India. The company has its presence across the automotive retail value chain, including sales of new vehicles, after-sales service and repairs, sales of pre-owned passenger vehicles and facilitation of the sales of third party financial and insurance products.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Richton Park nursing home must pay $5.5 million in wrongful death lawsuit
More than four years after 85-year-old Sandy Brooks died under the care of Landmark of Richton Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, his family received news that a jury awarded them $5.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit brought on his behalf. Brooks was an honest, hardworking husband, father and grandfather who wore his heart on his sleeve, said his daughter Andrea Brooks, 59. Though he had end-stage renal disease that required he receive dialysis three times per week, Andrea said Brooks was generally healthy and lived independently with his wife, Barbara, until he experienced a traumatic fall in October 2020 while watering plants outdoors at their South Side home. Brooks faced intensive treatment for a brain bleed at Advocate Christ Medical Center and made progress before being transferred to Landmark for physical therapy Nov. 25, Andrea Brooks said. 'We were expecting him to come home, because (doctors) were like, 'oh, he just needs therapy, and then from there he should be OK,'' Brooks said. Although COVID-19 era lockdowns remained in effect, Andrea Brooks said family members were able to regularly visit her dad at the hospital. That changed when he was admitted to Landmark, where he stayed for 13 days before he died after, according to the lawsuit, caregivers neglected to give him his required dialysis. 'We were not able to have any phone calls, there was no communication,' Brooks said. 'Nobody was updating us on anything.' Sandy's wife, Barbara, contacted the nursing home up to 10 times per day, rarely receiving responses, Andrea said. On Dec. 6, the family was allowed a brief FaceTime call with Sandy, who was unable to speak, she said, and he was found unresponsive in his room the next day. Sandy missed five dialysis appointments while under the care of Landmark, his family would later discover, prompting their lawsuit that concluded May 30. 'It appears that they were providing him some very basic care,' the family's attorney, Madison Cogan, said Friday. 'And by that, I mean they were going into his room, as far as we can tell. But as far as getting dialysis, that never happened, and I think that is what makes this so egregious. All it took is one nurse to recognize that Sandy needed his dialysis and that he wasn't receiving it.' A jury agreed, holding Landmark and its management company, Infinity Healthcare Management of Illinois LLC, accountable for $5.5 million in damages for neglecting Brooks, whose need for dialysis was chronicled by the hospital where he was previously treated. Landmark of Richton Park did not return messages requesting comment. Cogan said the family had sought between $6 million and $8 million. 'It's really hard to put a number on a life,' she said. Andrea said nothing has been the same since she lost her dad. 'This case, it made me relive everything,' she said. 'I could not believe the magnitude of how my dad suffered, and it just hurt me. It broke my heart that someone could just not care or not do their job.' ostevens@
