low-carbon
Construction Business
B.C. celebrates low-carbon construction leadership
Six trailblazers were recognized for their pioneering work in reducing embodied carbon at the B.C. Embodied Carbon Awards.
Design Quarterly
Sidney Centre for Plant Health achieves LEED Gold
The Sidney Centre for Plant Health has achieved LEED Gold certification. The design by Architecture49 focuses on climate resilience.
Construction Business
New companies join B.C. circular construction group
More B.C. companies have joined the Circular Construction Accelerator program administered by Light House, expanding the cohort.
REMI Network
Canada backs low-carbon job training in N.W.T.
The investment will prepare Indigenous people in the Northwest Territories for low-carbon employment.
Construction Business
Feds invest $2.5M in waste-to-energy project
The federal government has provided Metro Vancouver with a $2.5 million investment for the Waste-to-Energy Facility in Burnaby.
REMI Network
Lafarge opens low-carbon fuel facility in Alberta
Lafarge Canada announced the commissioning of its state-of-the-art Low-Carbon Fuel (LCF) facility at its Exshaw cement plant in collaboration with Geocycle Canada.
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.
Construction Business
CAGBC launches free low carbon training
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) is launching a free Low Carbon Training Program in partnership with industry associations.
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.
REMI Network
Sustainable condo community coming to Barrie
A new 73-unit townhome and condo community is coming to Barrie that will be sustainably heated and cooled using a dedicated geothermal system.
Construction Business
Vancouver’s tallest residential tower launches
Brivia Group has officially launched the Curv tower in Vancouver. It is set to be the world's tallest passive house building.
REMI Network
Low-carbon heating facility to turbocharge Toronto’s decarbonization
The project is expected to accelerate the decarbonization of downtown, equivalent to 20 net-zero office towers.
Construction Business
B.C. awards recognize embodied carbon design
Winners announced for the inaugural BC Embodied Carbon Awards, hosted by the Carbon Leadership Forum British Columbia.
Canadian Property Management
The Path to Low Carbon Resilience
Hassan Bokhary, performance engineer‑in‑training at RJC Engineers, offers building resilience tips for those looking to lower their GHG emissions.
Construction Business
B.C. teams to undertake innovative retrofit projects
B.C. design teams have been selected to develop retrofit designs for six low- to mid-rise social housing buildings in different cities.
Construction Business
Sapperton District Energy System receives funding
Sapperton District Energy System plans are heating up with a new collaboration between the City of New Westminster and Metro Vancouver.
REMI Network
Building Benchmark BC initiative announces strong uptake
The Building Benchmark BC database now captures the energy and GHG emissions of 1,163 buildings, representing 8.4+ million square metres of floor space.
