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FAO releases reports on the costs of climate change impacts in Ontario

Building Jan 13, 2022

The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) released its Costing Climate Change Impacts to Public Infrastructure (CIPI): Buildings report. The study assesses the financial impacts of three climate hazards: extreme rainfall, extreme…

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FAO releases reports on the costs of climate change impacts on public infrastructure

Building Dec 10, 2021

The Financial Accountability Office of Ontario (FAO) released its Costing Climate Change Impacts to Public Infrastructure (CIPI): Buildings report– one of three reports published by the FAO.The CIPI buildings report assesses the…

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Why are homes still being built along rivers? Flooded residents disagree on the solution

Timothy J. Haney, Mount Royal University Dec 1, 2021

Members of the RCMP return from a boat patrol of a flooded neighbourhood in High River, Alta., on July 4, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Timothy J. Haney, Mount Royal UniversityLike many residents living near Calgary’s…

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Eco-art, design and architecture can be agents of environmental change in the public realm

Carmela Cucuzzella, Concordia University Oct 20, 2021

‘Ice Watch,’ an installation by Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson, put 12 blocks of ice harvested from a fjord in a clock formation in a public place in London, in December 2018. (Sarflondondunc/Flickr), CC BY-NC-ND Carmela…

Sustainability

Federal election: Which party has the best climate plan? Here’s where they stand

Cameron Roberts, Carleton University Sep 13, 2021

Climate activists protest outside of the first French leaders’ debate in Montréal, Que. on Sept. 2, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette) Cameron Roberts, Carleton UniversityThe coronavirus crisis gives us a golden opportunity to…

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What climate change means for southern Ontario and Québec

François Brissette, and Annie Poulin Sep 9, 2021

Six-year-old Makai'ryn Terrio, centre, cools off with his brothers as they play in water fountains in Montréal. The city had its hottest August on record. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes François Brissette, École de technologie…

Energy & the Environment

234 scientists read 14,000+ research papers to write the IPCC climate report – here’s what you need…

Stephanie Spera, University of Richmond Aug 9, 2021

With wildfires, droughts and extreme storms in many parts of the world, climate warnings are starting to feel personal. Peter Parks/AFP via Getty Images Stephanie Spera, University of RichmondHundreds of scientists from around the…

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Affordable housing pilot project coming to Vancouver

Building May 18, 2021

A six-storey affordable rental housing pilot project aimed at tackling inclusion and climate change is underway in Vancouver. This building would provide rental homes for low- to moderate-income individuals, families, seniors and those…

Sustainability

Ontario Association of Architects Joins Workforce 2030

Building Nov 30, 2020

The Ontario Association of Architects (OAA), along with 14 other design and construction stakeholders, has signed the declaration to join Workforce 2030, a new coalition led by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC).This broad, …

Sustainability

How ‘net-zero’ and ‘passive’ houses can cut carbon emissions — and energy…

Richard leBrasseur, Dalhousie University Nov 24, 2020

From the street, you wouldn’t be able to tell a net-zero or passive house from any other recently built home. Even from the inside, the only visible clues are thick walls and deep windowsills. Only if you looked at the utilities bill…

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