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Call for Proposals: NRCan’s ISO 50001 Financial Assistance Program for Buildings
Natural Resources Canada’s ISO 50001 Financial Assistance Program for Buildings is accepting project proposals from organizations looking to improve energy efficiency in their buildings.According to its official release, funding is…
Why Canadian Homebuilders Must Embrace Smart Home Technology
The world is changing, and so are our homes. They’re becoming more connected, more powerful and, potentially, more energy efficient as well. No longer a vision of a Jetsons future, smart homes are becoming a standard of the real estate…
Call for proposals: NRCan’s ISO 50001 Financial Assistance Program for Buildings
Natural Resources Canada’s ISO 50001 Financial Assistance Program for Buildings will be accepting project proposals from organizations looking to improve energy efficiency in their buildings.Funding is available to help commercial and…
Mass timber holds potential for BMO Field expansion: Carpenter’s Union
The recent selection of Toronto’s bid to be a host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been met with great excitement as it means that our city will be taking centre stage for the world’s biggest sporting event. However, Toronto’s ability…
VCIB and City of Ottawa partner to help homeowners reduce emissions
Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB) is supporting Ottawa’s Better Homes Ottawa Loan Program, which allows residents to borrow funds for home energy improvement projects, with an investment of $33.9 million.
The Better Homes Ottawa…
Certified Rental Building Program now national in scope
The Certified Rental Building Program (CRBP) is now a national brand, known as the Canadian Certified Rental Building Program.Launched in 2008 by the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO), the Certified Rental…
Lemay’s New SOPREMA Plant
Leveraging architecture, interior design, landscape, and engineering to make a positive impact on climate change, SOPREMA’s new plant in Woodstock, Ontario marks a new chapter for eco-conscious manufacturing.Designed by the…
Canada Infrastructure Bank and Avenue Living Address Multi-Family Residential Retrofits
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Avenue Living Asset Management (Avenue Living) announced a commitment of $150 million towards sustainable retrofit projects in low-density residential buildings across Western Canada.Under the…
How the slow-burning housing crisis is driving hunger in Canada
Produce vegetables are displayed for sale at a grocery store in Aylmer, Que. in May 2022.
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Charlotte Spring, Wilfrid Laurier University and Audrey Tung, University of VictoriaCanada’s housing crisis…
CAGBC introduces the latest Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) introduced the latest version of its Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard, which prioritizes reductions in carbon emissions and embodied carbon.“These updates to the ZCB-Design Standard…