ROLF BAUMANN, CEO of The RGB Group Inc. based in ottawa, canada
With its promise of "real green buildings for life", The RGB Group builds environmentally friendly homes of the future today. Please click on the links below to see The RGB Group's latest media coverage, and if you are a member of the media and would like to book an interview, please get in touch with Nathan Rudyk at market2world communications inc., +1 613-406-3939.
February 2018
February 7, 2018, Globe and Mail, U.S. embassy worker ordered to pay back Ottawa landlord
February 6, 2018, TheBright.com, Embarrassing: U.S. Diplomat tries to invoke diplomatic immunity over unpaid rent
February 5, 2018, CFRA News Talk Radio, CFRA's Evan Solomon speaks to landlord Rolf Baumann about fighting for rent owed from a woman who claimed she didn't have to pay because she has diplomatic immunity
February 5, 2018, American Chinese Television, “外交豁免权”被美国外交人员玩出新花样:逃避房租!-社会-美国中文网-
February 5, 2018, Sputnik News (Russia), US Embassy Employee Tries Using ‘Diplomatic Immunity’ to Dodge Rent
February 5, 2018, SINA International (China), “外交豁免权”被美外交人员玩出新花样:逃避房租
February 5, 2018, International Insider (France), Un juge force une diplomate américaine à payer son loyer
February 5, 2018, The [Greek American] National Herald, Νομικά προβλήματα στον Καναδά για ομογενή που εργάζεται στην πρεσβεία των ΗΠΑ
February 4, 2018, Blacklisted News (USA), Diplomatic Immunity Doesn't Cover Rent, Judge Rules
February 4, 2018, Maharlika News, Judge throws out ‘diplomatic immunity’ argument in rent dispute
February 3, 2018, TVA Nouvelles, Elle demandait l'immunité diplomatique pour éviter de payer son loyer
February 3, 2018, ICI Ottawa-Gatineau, Un juge force une diplomate américaine à payer son loyer
January 2018
January 29, 2018, CBC News Ottawa, Diplomatic immunity doesn't cover rent, judge rules, U.S. Embassy employee had argued she was exempt from earlier order to pay up
January 29, 2018, Globe and Mail, Ottawa landlord warns against renting to foreign diplomats after U.S. embassy worker skips rent
January 29, 2018, Globe and Mail, Ottawa landlord warns against renting to foreign diplomats after U.S. embassy worker skips rent
January 29, 2018, CBC As It Happens, An employee of the U.S. embassy in Ottawa says diplomatic immunity exempts her from paying overdue rent to her former landlord — but he says that doesn't mean squat.
January 27, 2018, CBC News Ottawa, What does diplomatic immunity really mean? A woman invoked 'diplomatic immunity' in an Ottawa rental dispute
January 26, 2018, Microsoft MSN Network, U.S. Embassy worker refuses to pay back rent, claims diplomatic immunity
January 26, 2018, iHeartRADIO, U.S. Embassy Worker Claims Diplomatic Immunity Over Back Rent
January 26, 2018, Newser, US Diplomat Claims Immunity Over Unpaid Rent, Lawyer says Betsy Zouroudis 'enjoys immunity from civil matters' in Canada
January 26, 2018, CTV News Ottawa, U.S. Embassy worker skips out on rent, claims immunity: Ottawa landlord
January 25, 2018, CBC News Ottawa, U.S. Embassy worker refuses to pay back rent, claims diplomatic immunity
January 25, 2018, CTV News Ottawa, Rent dispute becomes diplomatic row, Ottawa landlord seeks back rent from a tenant at the U.S. Embassy and is claiming diplomatic immunity.
January 24, 2018, Ottawa landlord Rolf Baumann, CEO of The RGB Group Inc., is dismayed at response of U.S. Embassy over diplomat’s refusal to pay back rent – warns of growing trend. Click here for press release.
December 2017
December 1, 2017, The RGB Group is proud to announce Phase Two of The Hamptons LEED Platinum town home development.
Phase One of this impressive group of nine 2,200 sq. ft. executive town homes were heralded across the Ontario as the province's first-ever LEED Platinum Certified multi-unit residential development. Get ready to experience green living at its finest in 2018 with The Hamptons Phase 2, located at Hogs Back and Mooney’s Bay.
October 2017
October 25, 2017, Anglican Diocese of Ontario eNews Weekly, The RGB Group makes $150,000 donation to Brockville church
September 2012
Fall 2012 issue, Ontario HomeBuilder magazine, Active in Passive House (pages 71-73)
February 2012
February 24, 2012, Ottawa Citizen (Homes Section) / canada.com, Ottawa's energy leaders named best in Ontario
December 2011
December 9, 2011, BEC Green, Earthquake — LEED Platinum Home revisited — A tour with Rolf Baumann of RGB Group
December 2011, Ottawa Construction News, December Issue, RGB Group leads environmental innovation in Platinum LEED for homes project (link to full online magazine or downloadable PDF of article only, pages 13-15)
November 2011
November 25, 2011, The National Post, Did the Earth move for you? Rare infill duplex marries green techniques with tough earthquake-resistant standards
August 2011
August 23, 2011, BEC Green, New Ottawa Home is aiming for LEED Platinum. Oh, and it’s Earthquake Resilient Too
August 20, 2011, Ottawa Sun, Shaking up the housing market with an earthquake-proof home
August 11, 2011, CTV Ottawa, the 6pm newscast reported on The RGB Group's earthquake-proof green building – an environmentally friendly project intended to "shake up" the building industry. Watch the report below.
August 4, 2011, Exchange Morning Post, Shaking up the housing market, building an earthquake-proof green home
December 2010
Dec. 9, 2010, Rogers TV Ottawa, The RGB Group's CEO Rolf Baumann interviewed on daytime Ottawa about achieving LEED Platinum Certification for Ontario's first multi-unit residential development. Watch the report below.