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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

Canada ranks third in the world for LEED certified buildings

Building Feb 13, 2023

The Canadian Green Building Council (CAGBC) announced that Canada ranked third globally on the annual list of Top 10 Countries and Regions for LEED in 2022. The organization reveals that in 2022, Canada certified 248 projects, representing…

Building

CAGBC’s Disclosure Challenge puts the spotlight on data

Building Nov 8, 2022

The Canada Green Building Council’s new report, entitled Full Disclosure – Real Estate’s Climate Leadership in Action, highlights how data transparency, benchmarking and building labelling must become standard practice for building…

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…

Sustainability

CAGBC introduces the latest Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard

Building Jun 27, 2022

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…

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…

Urban Planning

Small green spaces can help keep cities cool during heat waves

Lingshan Li, Concordia University Jun 13, 2022

Concrete and asphalt roads, and other built materials readily absorb, store and release heat, raising city temperatures, a phenomenon called the urban heat island. (Pixabay) Lingshan Li, Concordia UniversityA recent World…

Building

Vancity launches Retrofit Program for Non-Profit Affordable Housing Providers

Building Jun 10, 2022

Vancity, Vancouver’s savings credit union, has launched its new Non-Profit Housing Retrofit Program to support climate-ready affordable housing.The program, which is available to hundreds of non-profit housing providers across BC,…

Sustainability

Vancouver sets ambitious building emissions example for Canadian municipalities

Natasha Bulowski, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter May 25, 2022

CANADA'S NATIONAL OBSERVER Vancouver city council passed a motion last week requiring all large commercial buildings to use only renewable energy by 2040 and setting limits on carbon pollution for existing buildings, making it the first…

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