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Efficiency Capital launches product to fund sustainable maintenance
Offering a new way to leverage the financial and environmental rewards of recent building upgrades, energy developer and investment solutions provider Efficiency Capital has introduced eFunder, a new option for building owners to fund…
Built Green Canada launches Communities Program Pilot
Built Green Canada is expanding opportunities for developers focused on creating better, healthier homes and communities by launching its Communities Program pilot.The organization is encouraging developers to participate in trials…
LafargeHolcim Signs Net Zero Pledge with Science-Based Targets
LafargeHolcim joins the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) "Business Ambition for 1.5°C" as the first global building materials company to sign the pledge with intermediate targets for 2030.In its 2030 goals, LafargeHolcim is…
CaGBC announces winners of the 2020 Leadership and Green Building Excellence Awards
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has announced the winners of the 2020 Leadership and Green Building Excellence Awards. The awards recognize individuals and organizations that demonstrate outstanding industry leadership and have…
Mark Carney joins alternative asset manager Brookfield Asset Management
TORONTO – Mark Carney will lead a team at Brookfield Asset Management focused on investing in positive environmental, social and governance changes, the alternative asset manager said Wednesday.The former governor of the Bank of Canada…
NRC providing funding to improve energy efficiency in buildings
Natural Resources Canada’s ISO 50001 financial assistance program is now accepting project proposals for buildings looking to improve their energy efficiency.Funding is available to help commercial and institutional building owners and…
Wooden skyscrapers could transform construction by trapping carbon emissions
The Mjøstårnet, an 18-storey mixed-use building constructed with engineered wood, overlooks Norway’s largest lake, in Brumunddal.
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All over the world, architects and engineers are crafting cutting-edge skyscrapers from…
Canada sets three percent target for energy efficiency improvement
Canada will join a collaboration of governments and supporting organizations called The Three Percent Club to put the world on a path to three percent annual energy efficiency improvement.According to the organization, Canada’s…
CaGBC launches a new green recovery initiative
Canada Green Building Council launched a new initiative designed to rally support for a green recovery that includes green building. Industry leaders Real Property Association of Canada (REALPAC), Canadian Urban Institute, Royal…
Federal Government to Invest in Net-Zero Energy Residential Buildings Across Canada
The Honourable Seamus O'Regan, Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, announced an investment of over $2,445,000 toward the construction of energy-efficient residential buildings across Canada.The funding will support a project led…