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Even if we achieve our global commitment to limit temperature increase to less than 2 C this century, climate change will continue to impact the culturally significant Rideau Canal Skateway. (Shutterstock) Shawn Kenny, Carleton University…

Sustainability

Global warming is changing Canada’s boreal forest and tundra

Konrad Gajewski, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Mar 8, 2023

Climate change will affect Canada’s boreal forest in a complex way. (Shutterstock) Konrad Gajewski, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of OttawaGlobal warming is affecting the boreal forest — what happens will depend on the climate,…

Sustainability

Ontario has affordable options to meet growing electricity demand: Report

Building Dec 12, 2022

A new report by Power Advisory, Scenarios for a Net-Zero Electricity System in Ontario, demonstrates that Ontario can meet its rising electricity demands with reliable, affordable energy solutions that are aligned with the global transition…

Sustainability

Climate Changed: How homebuilders and residents are adapting to a warming world

Brenna Owen – THE CANADIAN PRESS Nov 8, 2022

VANCOUVER – The two-storey family home with a classic design and wooden cladding blends in with its neighbours, but its thick, insulated walls, airtightness, solar panels, heat pump and highly efficient windows make it a home built for a…

Urban Planning

Fiona hits Atlantic Canada: Climate change means the region will see more frequent storms

Ryan P. Mulligan, Queen's University, Ontario Oct 3, 2022

A Canadian flag waves in the high winds in Dartmouth, N.S. on Sept. 24, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan Ryan P. Mulligan, Queen's University, OntarioAtlantic Canada has been left reeling from the impacts of one of the…

Cities

Residential green spaces protect growing cities against climate change

Michael Drescher, Dawn Parker, and Rebecca Rooney Sep 9, 2022

Aerial view of a residential neighbourhood with abundant urban forest around it. (Ollie Craig/pexels) Michael Drescher, University of Waterloo; Dawn Parker, University of Waterloo, and Rebecca Rooney, University of WaterlooCanada is a…

Construction

Billions needed to prepare buildings for climate change

Jennifer Henderson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Jul 26, 2022

ALBERT GAZETTE Changing buildings to make them more weather resistant will save money and lives in the long run, says one expert.In the wake of another summer of extreme weather events, including another fire raging near Lytton B.C.…

Building Design

The cheaper we build our buildings, the more they cost after an earthquake, wildfire or tornado

Keith Porter, Western University Jun 17, 2022

Several people were injured and homes destroyed after tornadoes touched down in Barrie, Ont., in July 2021. (Duckdave/Wikimedia), CC BY-SA Keith Porter, Western UniversityA tornado cut a 270-kilometre path through Kentucky in…

Construction

City steps to national forefront of embodied carbon reduction research

Timothy Schafer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Jun 13, 2022

THE NELSON DAILY With the release of a new report the city has become one of the leading municipalities in the nation when it comes to addressing embodied carbon in the building of residential homes.People are tuning into the…

Sustainability

Canada faces huge physical costs from climate change, making net zero a great investment

Neal Willcott, Sean Cleary May 20, 2022

Ontario fire rangers carry sandbags to fortify a wall holding back floodwaters in Pembroke, Ont., in May 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang Neal Willcott, Queen's University, Ontario and Sean Cleary, Queen's University, OntarioThere…

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