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Waterfront Toronto seeks extension for Sidewalk Labs decision day

The Canadian Press Jan 23, 2020

TORONTO – Waterfront Toronto's board will have more time to make a decision on whether to move forward with Sidewalk Lab's proposal to build a smart city.The agency and Sidewalk have agreed to extend the deadline by which Waterfront…

Sustainability

Severe Weather Caused $1.3 Billion in Insured Damage in Canada in 2019

Building Jan 23, 2020

The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) has reported that severe weather across Canada continues to highlight the financial costs of climate change to insurers and taxpayers. In 2019, floods, rain, snow and windstorms damaged homes, vehicles…

Sustainability

Canada Partners with Canadian Tire to Build EV Charging Networks

Building Jan 21, 2020

The Canadian Government has announced a $2.7-million investment to build 54 electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers at Canadian Tire locations across central and western Canada.This investment, made through Natural Resources Canada's …

Sustainability

McGill University Health Centre’s Glen site Receives second LEED Gold Certification

Building Jan 13, 2020

The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and the McGill Healthcare Infrastructure Group (MHIG) have received a second LEED Gold certification, a first in Québec.The CaGBC awarded the LEED Gold for Existing Building (EB)…

Sustainability

LEED v4 Reaches New Milestone with 1,000 Canadian Projects

Building Dec 24, 2019

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and Green Building Certification Inc. Canada (GBCI CA) are celebrating a new milestone as Canadian LEED v4 project registrations surpass the 1,000 mark.LEED is the most widely-used green…

Cities

We’re In This Together

Michelle Xuereb Dec 19, 2019

Do you remember where you were when the ice storm hit in 2013? If you weren’t here, imagine waking up to a city coated in ice. The tree branches were hauntingly beautiful, shimmering while making an unnerving creaking sound. We’d woken up…

Real Estate

The Inclusive City; the Sustainable City; and the Missing Urban Developer

Cem Kayatekin Dec 17, 2019

In June of this year, New Yorkers bore witness to a rather unfamiliar historic moment. In the persistent urban struggle between real estate lobbies and tenant protection organizations, surprisingly it was the latter who found their hands…

Construction

QuadReal Property Group to Redevelop Cloverdale Mall in Etobicoke

Building Dec 9, 2019

A major redevelopment plan by QuadReal Property Group is coming to Etobicoke’s Cloverdale Mall. The site is set to transform into a mixed-use community with residential housing typologies and tenures.Located at 250 The East…

Real Estate

The CaGBC Releases the Results of its Disclosure Challenge

Building Dec 5, 2019

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) released the results of its Disclosure Challenge, an initiative designed to champion the importance of energy benchmarking and data transparency in the Canadian commercial real estate market.…

Cities

Cities Lead Fight against Climate Change and for Renewable Energy

Building Dec 3, 2019

The 2019 UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) newly released Emissions Gap Report reveals that almost 1,200 jurisdictions and local governments in 23 countries had declared a state of climate emergency by November, says international policy…

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