Net-zero
Canadian Facility Management & Design
CAGBC updates zero carbon design standard
The Canada Green Building Council is aiming to simplify the criteria for complying with its zero carbon design standard, while also pushing forward with more rigorous performance goals.
Canadian Property Management
Brookfield eager to deploy decarbonization fund
More than a hundred institutional investors worldwide have put up capital for what’s now the world’s largest private fund targeting investments aligned with achieving net-zero carbon.
Construction Business
A net zero future for windows
What will new codes and a net zero future mean for glazing and window products? Two speakers share insights at the 2022 FGIA conference.
Design Quarterly
Program launched for circular built environments
WorldGBC is launching Circularity Accelerator — a global program to accelerate the adoption of circular economy.
REMI Network
Dream retrofitting 19 buildings to net zero standards
The buildings range from boutique historical buildings to downtown high-rises, with the oldest dating back to 1908.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
City of Toronto launches Deep Retrofit Challenge
The City of Toronto announced it has launched the Deep Retrofit Challenge to help accelerate the reduction of GHG emissions in existing buildings.
REMI Network
Design revealed for Ontario’s first net-zero community centre
The 95,000-square-foot facility will achieve net zero status through energy efficient design and renewable energy systems.
Canadian Property Management
Budget allocates for net-zero capacity building
The buildings sector is tapped to be the flow-through recipient of more than $706 million in federal funding for research, policy development, pilot projects, preparedness studies and design work.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Windsor utility to rebate EV charger installations
Multifamily landlords, businesses, academic institutions and community organizations in Windsor and surrounding Essex county could qualify for rebates of up to 50 per cent of costs for electric vehicle chargers.
REMI Network
UBC expedites net-zero target
A new climate action plan at the University of British Columbia aims to accelerate emissions reductions and achieve net-zero emissions by 2035—15 years ahead of
Construction Business
Chandos Construction commits to net zero by 2040
Chandos Construction is making a commitment to be net zero by 2040, aiming to reduce its embodied carbon intensity by 15 per cent each year.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Community net metering demo set for Ontario
Sifton Properties’ West 5, a 70-acre mixed-use development in London, Ontario, will be a test site for an electricity generation and sharing model known as community net metering.
REMI Network
Gift underwrites net zero technical assistance
The Urban Land Institute’s net zero mission has received a boost with a USD $1 million donation from Owen Thomas, the chief executive officer of Boston Properties Inc.
Construction Business
SAIT partnership builds new zero carbon cottage
A new Zero Carbon Cottage is now under construction in CottageClub at Ghost Lake, Alberta under a SAIT partnership.
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
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
REMI Network
800-home community in Oshawa has green ambitions
The Heights of Harmony in North Oshawa’s Kedron neighbourhood will bring a mix of townhomes and single-family dwellings to Ontario's fastest-growing city by 2023.
