Climate Change
REMI Network
McGill achieves sustainable milestone
McGill University has become the oldest in Canada to receive a Platinum STARS rating for sustainability.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Innovative tools for weather-related disasters
Many technologies figure highly into disaster resilience and property restoration and can be of great interest to facility managers for buildings in affected regions.
REMI Network
Yukon introduces new climate change goals
The government recently added 42 new actions to its climate change plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become more adaptive.
REMI Network
Nova Scotia funding 31 clean energy projects
Nova Scotia is funding 31 clean energy projects with the goal of cutting GHG emissions across the province.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Uncertainty leads to rising costs
The biggest challenge for many real estate owners in 2024 will be finding affordable insurance coverage to protect their buildings.
Canadian Property Management
Climate action levers key amid competing crises
Strategists are pondering the most effective climate action levers to keep attention focused on reducing greenhouse gas emissions as other events and pressures commandeer priority-setting agendas.
Construction Business
Building for a climate resilient future
The new Windermere Fire Station 31 in Edmonton was built with sustainability and climate resilience top of mind.
Canadian Property Management
Infrastructure frailties imbue on-reserve risks
Ontario's recently released climate risk assessment concludes on-reserve buildings, utilities, storm water management, transportation links and communications networks are already highly vulnerable.
Construction Business
Retrofits: an overdue climate solution
Building retrofits are needed to adapt to the climate change challenges.
Canadian Property Management
Receptive climate for risk management brewing
New guidance for CRE investors and owners/managers highlights climate-related risks, recommended safeguard measures and key questions for gauging the preparedness of assets.
REMI Network
Canadians eager for climate-resilient homes
Nearly one-in-five Canadian households are prepared to undertake major renovations within the next 5 to 10 years to mitigate the impacts of severe weather events.
REMI Network
Guide advises on climate change impacts in the workplace
New guidance is available to help workplaces prepare for the potential challenges and impacts climate change can have on employees.
Construction Business
B.C. funds climate adaptation projects
The B.C. government is funding nine community risk-reduction and climate-adaptation projects to improve resiliency and safety.
Construction Business
Large building retrofits key to decarbonization
Achieving ambitious decarbonization targets will require the industry to accelerate deep carbon retrofits on the existing building stock across Canada.
Construction Business
Weather events creating insurance turmoil
With catastrophic weather events hitting hard across the country, 2022 was ranked the third worst year for insured losses in Canadian history.
Construction Business
Wesgroup completes largest B.C. solar project
A solar array of 2,592 solar panels located on top of a Delta warehouse is the largest rooftop solar power project ever built in B.C.
REMI Network
Cape Breton U announces $84-mil for net-zero building
A net-zero design will be realized through the installation of a geothermal closed loop system, solar panels, and smart building controls.