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There's still a business case for zero-carbon buildings in Canada
There's still a business case for zero-carbon buildings
The green building industry doesn’t appear to be abandoning low-carbon, or zero-carbon. That’s mostly because there is value in clean, efficient, sustainable buildings over the long-term, according to panellists at this year’s Building Lasting Change Conference.
Concert participates in GDI-CIB retrofit partnership
Concert Infrastructure Ltd. is joining a multimillion-dollar partnership between GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. and the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) which funds retrofits for institutional, commercial and multi-residential buildings across Canada.
Vinyl Institute to explore recycling model for PVC windows
A recycling program initiated by the Vinyl Institute of Canada will look to form a blueprint for processing post-consumer polyvinyl chloride (PVC) windows that can be applied in any province.
Sustainable Biz Canada taking vacation week June 30 - July 4
TO OUR VALUED READERS: Sustainable Biz Canada staff will be taking our annual break for a hard-earned vacation during the week of June 30 through July 4.
CIB commits $50M toward Creative Energy retrofit projects
The CIB and Creative Energy have reached financial close on a $50-million loan to support the deep decarbonization of buildings through connection to district energy systems. Creative Energy switches its clients from natural gas heating to electricity-based systems.
Deep Sky's Alpha facility is fully built
Montreal-based Deep Sky has successfully completed the construction of Project Alpha — its landmark cross-technology carbon removal centre in Innisfail, Alta. Deep Sky said the project advanced from land lease signing to complete mechanical completion in under a year.
Moment's BESS factory achieves full-scale production
Moment Energy, a Coquitlam-based firm that repurposes electric vehicle (EV) batteries to make battery energy storage systems (BESS), has reached full-scale production at its factory in Metro Vancouver. Moment Energy's Luna BESS modular system is scalable to 10 megawatt-hours.
Aduro Clean Technologies appoints new COO
London, Ont.-based Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. (ADUR-Q) announced the appointment of David Weizenbach as chief operating officer, effective July 1. Weizenbach has over 30 years experience in engineering leadership, operations and industrial technology integration.
Sustane announces offtake agreement with BASF
Halifax-based Sustane Technologies and Germany-headquartered BASF have signed a long-term offtake agreement that will see BASF purchase premium plastic feedstock from Sustane’s Chester, N.S. facility. Sustane says it has the capability to turn end-of-life plastics into virgin-quality plastic feedstock.
New Brunswick's 2023 clean energy timeline already outdated
MLAs on the New Brunswick legislature's climate change committee were told the federal government's decision to soften its requirement for net-zero emissions electricity generation by 2035 allows the province to move more slowly on several initiatives.
Alberta’s first mobile hydrogen fuelling station launches
Edmonton has officially launched Alberta’s first mobile hydrogen fuelling station. The mobile station, unveiled Thursday at the city’s Ellerslie facility, is part of the Alberta Zero Emissions Fleet Fuelling initiative.
What we can learn from Quebec’s failed EV subsidies
OPINION: A few years ago, Quebec set out to make itself a leader in EV and EV battery manufacturing, and began subsidizing companies. In 2024 alone, Quebec is estimated to have lost over $515 million subsidizing now-insolvent companies.
Meta secures 791 MW in clean energy from Invenergy
Meta (META-Q) has signed four new clean energy agreements with Invenergy totalling 791 megawatts (MW), reinforcing its push to power expansive data centre and artificial intelligence operations with sustainable electricity. Meta’s total procured capacity from Invenergy is now 1,800 MW.
Corporate sustainability reporting
Groupe Montoni: Environmental, Social and Governance Report 2023–2024
BTB Real Estate Investment Trust (BTB-UN-T): Environment, Social and Governance Report 2024
Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (AX-UN-T): 2024 Environment, Social and Governance Report
Cameco Corp. (CCO-T): 2024 Sustainability Report
Renewables get reality check as gas demand grows
Global natural gas demand returned to growth last year and hit a fresh record, serving as a wake-up call for the renewables expansion. Gas consumption rose by 2.5 per cent in 2024 as markets rebalanced after a slump in 2023.
Global energy CO2 emissions reached record high last year
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the energy sector hit a record high for the fourth year running last year as fossil fuel use kept rising even as renewable energy reached a record high, according to the Energy Institute.
Industry Events
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The Green Summit
Aug 14 2025
Toronto Metro Hall
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CRE.Converge 2025
Sep 08 2025
to Sep 10 2025
Sheraton Centre Toronto
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ICWISE 2025
Oct 03 2025
Toronto, Canada
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Electricity Transformation Canada 2025
Oct 06 2025
to Oct 08 2025
Enercare Centre, Toronto,
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Greenbuild 2025
Nov 04 2025
to Nov 07 2025
Los Angeles, CA
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