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CleanBC

CIB

Construction Business

CAGBC launches low carbon trades training

CAGBC is launching A Low Carbon Trades Training Strategy to ensure a skilled workforce to deliver low-carbon buildings.
school Surrey projects

Construction Business

New Langley school funding approved

Funding for a new 555-seat elementary school in Langley has been approved by the B.C. government.
Lafarge

Construction Business

Lafarge receives $5M CleanBC funding

Lafarge Canada is receiving a $5-million investment from the B.C. government to further develop its carbon utilization technology.
BC code building

Construction Business

B.C. building code increases energy efficiency

New construction in B.C. will now be cleaner and more energy efficient with the BC Building Code changes coming into effect.
tax credit

Construction Business

New clean building tax credit for B.C. owners

A new tax credit will make energy retrofits for multi-unit residential and commercial buildings more affordable, saving owners 5 per cent.
transit

Construction Business

B.C. investing $2.4B for transit improvements

B.C. is contributing more than $2.4 billion through TransLink to advance key transit and infrastructure priorities.
Vancouver

Construction Business

Vancouver expands renewable gas capture at landfill

Vancouver's landfill gas-capture system is expanding thanks to a $4.28 million investment by the provincial government.
CleanBC

REMI Network

Climate advocates call for CleanBC reboot

A large group of multi-sector signatories are calling on the B.C. government to overhaul its CleanBC climate action plan, calling it inadequate and out-of-step with recent climate data.
Matching public-private funds go to EV chargers

Construction Business

B.C. charging ahead to 2040 EV infrastructure goals

B.C. is charging ahead in expanding its electric vehicle charging network to meet its 2040 goals with more than 50 per cent built or underway.
UBC renewable

Construction Business

UBC breaks ground on renewable energy hub

A new renewable energy hub will transform an entire city block at the University of British Columbia (UBC) into a smart energy district.
net zero

REMI Network

B.C. sets sectoral emissions targets

B.C. has announced sectoral greenhouse gas (GHG) targets for 2030 in transportation, industry, oil and gas and buildings and communities.
energy

Construction Business

B.C. boosts energy efficiency standards

The B.C. government has boosted energy efficiency standards with the release of amendment 7 to the Energy Efficiency Standards Regulation. 
zero emissions

REMI Network

Pembina Institute’s action plan for CleanBC goals

The Pembina Institute is calling on the B.C. government to ensure that economic relief and stimulus programs enhance the province’s climate plan, CleanBC.
health sciences centre

Construction Business

BCIT Health Sciences Centre breaks ground

British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) held an official groundbreaking for a new 107,000 square-foot Health Sciences Centre.
challenge

Design Quarterly

B.C. building projects win net-zero challenge

Eleven building projects in B.C. have won the Net-Zero-Ready Challenge, one of many CleanBC programs aimed at making buildings more energy-efficient.
demonstration mass timber

Design Quarterly

Better Buildings BC finalists selected

Fifteen building projects have been selected in the design incentive portion of the Better Buildings BC contest, a provincial program and competition.

Construction Business

B.C. releases CleanBC to achieve climate targets

The Government of British Columbia has released its CleanBC, developed as a pathway to achieve the province’s legislated climate targets.