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Canada’s Green Building Agenda: Time for an Upgrade?
Canadians spend more than 90 per cent of their time indoors. Considering our escalating climate change crisis, buildings should be designed to operate efficiently. Furthermore, building occupants should be aware of how their simple…
Federal government unveils $1.5 billion plan to boost green building
OTTAWA — Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna is announcing a $1.5-billion program designed to spur green building through retrofits, upgrades and new construction.The five-year plan aims to save energy and cut pollution while…
Nexii accelerates Vancouver Island’s transition towards a clean economy with a green manufacturing…
Nexii Building Solutions Inc. (Nexii) announced that a new green manufacturing plant — which represents an investment of approximately $50 million — will be developed on the southern end of Vancouver Island.The Vancouver-based company…
Mass Timber to Make Two Vancouver Schools More Earthquake-Resistant
As part of it’s 2017 Budget Update, the B.C. Government invested $46.9 million to replace two Vancouver schools - $22.4-million for Vancouver’s Sir Matthew Begbie Elementary school and $22.5-million for Bayview Community Elementary school,…
Feds unveil first ever dedicated fund for active transportation
OTTAWA – Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says for the first time Canada is to have a pool of money dedicated specifically to ``active transportation.''The National Active Transportation Fund, $400 million to be spent over…
Tackling “energy poverty” the next frontier for Canada’s climate commitments
Low-income Canadians should be insulated from carbon price increases, yet so far they have been left out of federal funding for energy efficiency, says Carleton University-based advocacy organization Efficiency Canada in a letter addressed…
Fast + Epp receives support from NRCan’s green construction through wood program
Fast + Epp's new head office is being recognized by the Canadian Wood Council and the BC forest industry for its innovation and ingenuity in wood design and building, and for being selected for funding support under Natural Resources…
Nova Scotia to offer rebates for home energy efficiency, electric cars, e-bikes
The Government of Nova Scotia has announced that is investing $19 million in rebates to support low-income families in making their homes more comfortable and energy-efficient and help Nova Scotians buy clean, reliable electric vehicles.…
Library and Archives Canada reaches significant enhancements to achieve net-zero carbon
Significant enhancements to achieve net-zero carbon are being made to the joint Ottawa Public Library (OPL)–Library and Archives Canada (LAC) facility, which will soon take shape in downtown Ottawa.Prior to these changes, the…
Toyota Mobility Foundation Announces Finalists for the City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge
The Toyota Mobility foundation (TMF) has announced RUNWITHIT Synthetics, among six solution ideas, as a finalist for the City Architecture for Tomorrow Challenge (CATCH) program.The Foundation launched CATCH in February 2020 with a…