sustainability

Natural Resources Canada’s ISO 50001 Financial Assistance Program for Buildings is accepting project proposals from organizations looking to improve energy efficiency in their buildings.According to its official release, funding is…

The Government of Canada has contributed over $550,000 to a study led by EllisDon and DIALOG.

Natural Resources Canada’s ISO 50001 Financial Assistance Program for Buildings will be accepting project proposals from organizations looking to improve energy efficiency in their buildings.Funding is available to help commercial and…

Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB) is supporting Ottawa’s Better Homes Ottawa Loan Program, which allows residents to borrow funds for home energy improvement projects, with an investment of $33.9 million. The Better Homes Ottawa…

The Certified Rental Building Program (CRBP) is now a national brand, known as the Canadian Certified Rental Building Program.Launched in 2008 by the Federation of Rental-housing Providers of Ontario (FRPO), the Certified Rental…

The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Avenue Living Asset Management (Avenue Living) announced a commitment of $150 million towards sustainable retrofit projects in low-density residential buildings across Western Canada.Under the…

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…

The Canadian Wood Council hosted a full-scale fire test at the Canadian Explosives Research Lab in Ottawa, to observe the behaviour of mass timber construction exposed to fire.To date, the majority of exposed mass timber compartment…

The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced its commitment to invest up to $50 millions into Efficiency Capital’s (EC) $62.5M asset management platform to develop  private sector energy efficiency and low-carbon retrofits.The CIB’s…