net-zero building

By Isaac Nay, Local Journalism Initiative ReporterCANADA'S NATIONAL OBSERVERThe office building that sits on the north end of the University of Waterloo's campus was an energy-efficiency showpiece that barely relied on fossil fuels…

According to the Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships, Infrastructure must be an important part of the Federal Government’s pledge to  target a net-zero economy by 2050.The organization further states that findings from a UN…

A number of recommendations by Passive House Canada and others made it into the federal government’s recently released 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Clean Air, Strong Economy. Suggestions such as increased efficiency standards for the…

A new report published by Efficiency Canada, an energy efficiency research and advocacy organization at Carleton University, calls for all new buildings to be Net-Zero Energy Ready (NZEr) by 2030. The report: Strengthening Canada's…