Climate Change
Canadian Property Management
Climate change fallout projected to be bleak
Canadian regions will experience climate change fallout differently, but a global consortium of scientists is warning residents everywhere that severe conditions and extreme events are going to be more frequent and intense.
Construction Business
The urgent need for change in construction
Buildings and construction are the number one causes of the climate crisis. There is an urgent need to make change to how we design and build.
Construction Business
B.C. new clean energy centre receives funding
The new B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy will receive $105 million in funding by the province, the federal government, and Shell Canada.
Construction Business
Forest ecosystems and Mother Trees
Dr. Suzanne Simard, a professor of forest ecology at UBC, is leading a ground-breaking research project on the interconnectedness of trees.
Construction Business
Canada passes net-zero emissions accountability bill
The Canadian government has officially passed The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (Bill C-12). It marks the first time a Canadian government has legislated emissions
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Quebec to put damper on fossil fuel heating
A draft regulation posted in the Gazette du Québec signals the government's intent to prohibit installation of fossil-fuel-fired boilers, furnaces and water heaters in “certain existing residential buildings” after December 31, 2023.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Can purchases help reverse global warming?
When considering products with recycled content, pay attention to the types of recycled materials that are in them.
Construction Business
CCA calls for sustainable infrastructure investment
CCA new research paper highlights the benefits of sustainable and resilient infrastructure that can withstand the effects of climate change.
Canadian Property Management
Climate risk infuses investment agendas
Canadian commercial real estate assets are comparatively less exposed to the dire physical threats that extreme weather poses or has already served up in other global regions.
Construction Business
Economic recovery program addresses climate change
Funding from StrongerBC: BC’s Economic Recovery Plan for the Climate Adaptation Program will increase roadway resiliency.
Design Quarterly
Getting serious about climate smart construction
Climate change and its associated effects may be a global challenge, but B.C. municipalities are taking action to reduce its impacts.
REMI Network
Scientists find new way to predict global warming
The threshold for dangerous global warming will likely be crossed between 2027 and 2042 – a much narrower window than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s estimate of between now and 2052.
Construction Business
SFU will launch LC3 Innovation Centre in Vancouver
SFU has been selected to establish a Low Carbon Cities Canada (LC3) Innovation Centre in Vancouver with a $22-million federal investment.
Construction Business
B.C. provides funding for low-carbon innovation
B.C.’s businesses can access $8 million for projects to accelerate the availability and affordability of low-carbon building solutions.
Canadian Property Management
TCFD appears embedded in accountability Act
Newly tabled federal legislation would commit the Canadian government to set five-year targets and report progress in reaching the stated goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.
Canadian Property Management
Time to pick up the pace on building retrofits
PACE financing is an innovative green loan instrument that can help owners with building retrofits to reduce carbon pollution.
REMI Network
Biogen pledges to go fossil fuel-free by 2040
Biogen is embarking on a 20-year journey to eliminate fossil fuel emissions across its global operations and promote health equity.
