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Endress+Hauser Invests in a Customer Experience Centre in Burlington
Endress+Hauser Canada is investing in a sustainable, $28 million, Customer Experience Centre in Burlington, Ontario designed by mcCallumSather.The new two-storey, 47,000 square-foot facility will target net zero energy, the Zero Carbon…
East Port Properties Warehouse Awarded Zero Carbon Building Design Certification
East Port Properties’ 355 Wilkinson building—part of the Wilkinson Warehouses in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia — has achieved the Zero Carbon Building Design Certification from the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC).According to the…
IBC Joins the GCA in Call for Climate Adaptation
The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has joined the Global Commission on Adaptation’s (GCA) call to action for climate adaptation.The IBC congratulated the GCA on its flagship report, Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate…
7th Active House Symposium to Take Place in Toronto
The 7th Active House Symposium will be held for the first time in North America in Toronto on September 16-17 at Evergreen Brick Works. Active House is an international building practice that is based on a balanced and holistic approach to…
TRCA Receives $2 Million Fund from NRCan to Construct a Mass Timber Office Building
The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) has received $2 million in funding from Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) program to construct the group’s four-storey mass timber net-zero…
Construction Begins on Library and Archives Canada’s New Preservation Facility
Library and Archives Canada has begun construction on its new 12,900 square-metre preservation facility in Gatineau.The centre will provide 21,240 cubic metres of collection storage capacity and will also be among the worlds largest…
The Grey to Green Conference on Green Infrastructure Moves to the Twin Cities Region for the First…
From September 30 to October 1, 2019, the Grey to Green Conference on green infrastructure will be held outside of Toronto for the first time at the McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota."The Twin Cities are known for…
LafargeHolcim Brings Carbon Capture Project to Canada
LafargeHolcim is improving the carbon-efficiency of its cement with the launch of the CO₂MENT partnership project with Inventys and Total.According to LafargeHolcim, the project’s objective is to build the world’s first full-cycle…
Why Canada’s political system makes it difficult to fight floods
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources fire rangers wade through floodwaters as they deploy pumps in Pembroke, Ont., in May 2019. Too many authorities involved in fighting flood risks can often paralyze flood management efforts.
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Carleton University’s Burak Gunay Receives Funding to Improve Building Efficiency
Carleton University’s Burak Gunay, and fellow researchers Liam O’Brien and Scott Bucking, have received $510,000 from the NRCan Green Infrastructure Fund to develop new data-mining tools that will improve building energy efficiency,…