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CaGBC provides thoughts on the renovation of the Centre Block
Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) shared more details on the renovation of the Centre Block. The 10-year project sets out to preserve Centre Block’s historical and architectural heritage while ensuring the structure and the new…
Winners of the LafargeHolcim Awards Next Generation prizes for North America announced
The LafargeHolcim Awards Next Generation prizes for North America has announced Off the Wall – Making building components from food-processing byproducts as this year’s 2nd prize winner.
The Next Generation of the LafargeHolcim Awards…
RCCAO reports massive amounts of drinking water being wasted due to leaky pipes
Millions of cubic metres of treated drinking water are being pumped into the ground every year across Ontario municipalities as a result of leaky and broken pipes, according to a new study released by the Residential and Civil Construction…
SSRIA approves funding for nine projects as part of its Green Building Technology Network
The Smart Sustainable Resilient Infrastructure Association (SSRIA) has approved funding for nine projects as part of its Green Building Technology Network (GBTN).The approved projects, located in Edmonton, Calgary, Fort McMurray,…
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…