Climate Change
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Climate change adaptation on U.S. code agenda
A special conference hosted by the U.S. White House focused on the role codes and standards could play in bolstering building and infrastructure resilience during and in the aftermath of extreme weather events.
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Ontario suggests changes to Greenbelt plans
Ontario is proposing to require municipalities in the Greater Golden Horseshoe to integrate climate change policies into municipal official plans.
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Nova Scotia on track to beat 2020 GHG target
Greenhouse gas emissions in Nova Scotia are down 17 per cent and on track to beat a 2020 reduction goal of 10 per cent below 1990 levels.
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500 EV charging stations coming to Ontario
Ontario wants to install about 500 EV charging stations along highways and at workplaces, condos and public spaces starting in 2017.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
$2-billion GHG abatement fund set for 2017-18
The commercial real estate sector is primarily an indirect beneficiary of allocations in the 2016-17 federal budget, but the announcement of a pending $2-billion fund to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could hold more promise.
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Attorneys General form climate change coalition
Attorneys General from across the U.S. are taking on the fossil fuel industry and forming a climate change coalition to hold polluters accountable.
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Canada’s largest net-zero housing demo ends
Canadian home builders gathered in Ottawa to celebrate their involvement in the country’s largest net-zero energy housing demonstration project.
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FCM gets $75 million for low-carbon investments
Canada is expanding the role of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities in supporting municipalities to reach resilience and low-carbon objectives.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
BOMA Toronto sets carbon neutral precedent
The Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Toronto is the world's first BOMA chapter to formally achieve carbon neutral status, but the pioneers are hopeful others will soon join them.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Industry inspired to lead low carbon revolution
Commercial real estate has the potential to create jobs and wealth if new technology infrastructure investment is prioritized.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Building sector brainstorms on extreme weather
Commercial real estate operators have a steadily accumulating inventory of lessons learned from extreme weather events, providing both motivation and insight to prepare for more climate volatility in the future.
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B.C. enforces GHG reporting and compliance act
As of January 1, 2016, the new Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act (GGIRCA) is expected to be enforced in British Columbia.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Buildings Day to herald global climate Alliance
A new climate action alliance will tackle buildings-related sources that currently account for more than 30 per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Ontario releases cap-and-trade program details
On November 16, 2015, Ontario’s MOECC posted details about Ontario’s proposed greenhouse gas cap-and-trade system to the Environmental Registry.
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Road transportation failing GHG emissions target
Canada’s road transportation sector is unlikely to achieve an 80 per cent reduction target in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by 2050.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Canadian opportunities in U.S. Clean Power Plan
Canada's renewable energy and clean technology sectors could figure prominently and profitably in American states' efforts to comply with the recently introduced U.S. Clean Power Plan.
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Canada celebrates 2,466 LEED projects
The Canada Green Building Council has reported “strong growth” for LEED certified buildings in 2015.
