Minto highlights embodied carbon in 13th ESG report

BIZ  ESG  •  Office, Retail, Apartments, Condominiums, Homes  •  National, International

The Minto Group of Companies released its 13th annual ESG report, highlighting its first-ever embodied carbon study in an effort to reduce emissions during construction.

Progressive Planet aims to cut cement’s carbon footprint

BIZ  Waste  •  Technology  •  British Columbia

Canadian company Progressive Planet is one step closer to marketing a process that turns post-consumer glass into high-performance cement using CO2 sequestration.

Nanoprecise uses AI, IoT to track machine performance

BIZ  Energy  •  Industrial  •  Alberta

Nanoprecise Sci Corp, a predictive maintenance startup that applies artificial intelligence and Internet of Things, hopes to make a dent in greenhouse gas emissions and waste with industrial sector sensors that monitor energy inefficiency and equipment health.

Ottawa signs EV battery deals with VW, Mercedes-Benz

Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail  •  Bloomberg  •  Canada Newswire

The federal government signed separate agreements with Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz on Tuesday that will see the two German auto manufacturers secure access to Canadian raw materials for batteries in electric vehicles.

RCV receives $284M from Québec

Real Estate  •  La Presse

The Quebec government confirmed a $284.45 million investment into Recyclage Carbone Varennes (RCV), in Montérégie, for a project that combines a biofuel plant and the green hydrogen production plant.

Hydro-Québec abandons $200M hydrogen plant

Energy  •  La Presse

Hydro-Québec is backing down and will not build what it had announced with great fanfare as the largest green hydrogen plant in the world, in Varennes.

EverWind signs green ammonia deal with Uniper

Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail

EverWind Fuels, a private developer of sustainable hydrogen and ammonia production in Nova Scotia, says it has signed a memorandum of understanding for Germany-based Uniper to purchase green ammonia from the company’s production facility in Point Tupper, N.S.

Premier Ford plan for natural gas over nuclear takes heat

Real Estate  •  Toronto Star

Ontario’s plan to replace electricity generation when an aging nuclear plant closes in 2025 has critics saying the province didn’t get the memo on the growing dangers of climate change.

Wilkinson seeks input on Green Buildings Strategy

Real Estate  •  Daily Commercial News

Federal Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson has announced the launch of a public engagement process for the federal Canada Green Buildings Strategy.

UBC opens Passive House-targeting staff housing

Real Estate  •  UBC blog

Faculty and staff rental housing at UBC’s Vancouver campus has evolved, with the first residents moving into their new homes at one of Canada’s largest residential buildings targeting Passive House certification.

Concordia team present a blueprint for building green

Real Estate  •  Concordia University

A new paper from the Next-Generation Cities Institute made up of three Concordia University researchers uses real-world examples to lay out the obstacles, opportunities and realities of sustainable real estate development.

Wood WORKS! BC executive director retires

Real Estate  •  REMI Network

Lynn Embury-Williams, executive director of Wood WORKS! BC has retired. With her regional team, Embury-Williams has helped change the face of construction in B.C., ensuring the use of more wood products and systems for a variety of building types.

Shell’s new plan to bolster sustainable aviation fuel

Transportation  •  Green Biz

Right now, Shell sees the future in sustainable aviation fuel—a jet fuel alternative that’s derived from waste products, biomass or cooking oil, and offers an 80 per cent lifecycle emissions reduction compared to conventional fuel.

How gravity batteries help the renewables transition

Energy  •  Green Biz

Gravity batteries may be the solution to storing electricity generated from wind and solar power that is not tapped into, thus improving their effectiveness.

Walmart Canada launches 60-foot refrigerated trailer

Real Estate  •  Retail Insider

Walmart Canada is now using a 60-foot multi-temperature refrigerated trailer in southern Ontario – the first of its kind for the giant retailer in North America. The company says it will improve its supply-chain operations and cut its carbon footprint.

California to ban sale of new gas cars by 2035

Real Estate  •  Globe and Mail

California on Thursday is expected to put into effect its sweeping plan to prohibit the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035, a groundbreaking move that could have major effects on the effort to fight climate change.

Business, environment can coexist: Trudeau

Real Estate  •  VOCM

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the interests of business and environmentalists can coexist in the new green economy. Trudeau repeatedly made the point during Tuesday’s historic signing of a new Canada-German Hydrogen Alliance in Stephenville, N.L.

How ESG strategy can appeal to younger generations

ESG  •  Green Biz

U.S. to more than triple climate spending

Finance  •  Yale 360

The U.S. government is set to spend nearly $80 billion annually on climate technology and clean energy, more than triple the amount spent yearly during the Obama administration, under three new laws, a new analysis finds.⁠

Heat spur Texas to address infrastructure resiliency

Real Estate  •  Daily Commercial News

The red-hot summer of 2022 is the start of a long-term warming trend in Texas. This is certain to steer the conversation concerning future state planning of building and infrastructure towards resiliency.