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Hamilton building the first Passive House retrofit in N.A.
Hamilton building the first Passive House retrofit in N.A.
The transformation of the CityHousing Hamilton-owned building at 500 MacNab Street North is considered to be the first Passive House retrofit of an existing residential tower in North America. The 18-storey Ken Soble Tower is a building with a long list of problems.
Builder repurposed 98 percent of a home it replaced
They look and live like most newly built Toronto suburban homes. But for their builder Scott Simmons, two Etobicoke houses that were listed for sale on Thursday are the realization of a 30-year dream of sustainable construction.
Victoria wood construction condo a provincial milestone
• CBC
A condo project in Victoria could become one of the largest residential buildings in B.C. made from wood. The proposed development on Speed Ave. will have a 12-storey tower with 179 units and it will be constructed using entirely mass timber products.
Ontario coal-fired power plant becomes solar facility
• MINING.com • OPG News
Ontario Power Generation and First Nation partners have transformed the former Nanticoke Generating Station site, located on the northern shore of Lake Erie, into a 44-megawatt clean energy facility that hosts 192,431 solar panels across 260 acres.
UBC’s water use, emissions plummet
UBC has increased enrolment by 24,000 students over the last 20 years while reducing annual water consumption on the campus by 50 per cent. With the completion of its hot water district energy system, UBC is on track to reduce GHGs 67 per cent by 2021.
Toronto’s tall towers are making the wind worse
• CBC
In Toronto, most powerful wind gusts — some which seem to stretch entire city blocks — have little to do with Mother Nature and more to do with the city’s skyscrapers. The tall buildings shift the wind’s course, redirecting it to the ground.
Federal carbon tax took effect in four provinces April 1
• CBC
The federal Liberal government began levying its carbon tax on greenhouse gas-emitting fuels Monday in the four provinces that have refused to take part in the pan-Canadian climate framework.
In key Ontario ridings 60% support carbon pricing
Canadians for Clean Prosperity and the University of Toronto’s Loewen Lab released new data today that reveals broad acceptance for carbon pricing in key ridings in Ontario ahead of its scheduled implementation on April 1st.
Canada warming at twice the global rate: Report
• CBC
A study — Canada’s Changing Climate Report — was commissioned by Environment and Climate Change Canada. It says that since 1948, Canada’s annual average temperature over land has warmed 1.7 C, with higher rates seen in the North, the Prairies and northern British Columbia.
How climate change threatens Maritime lowlands
• CBC • Toronto Star • Toronto Star
They were first created by the Acadian settlers of the 1700s, one shovel full of clay-rich soil at a time. Over the centuries the dikes protecting the Maritime lowlands have been extended, expanded and, in the 1950s and 60s, built higher and stronger through a massive federal rehabilitation program.
Great Lakes ice cover has declined over 40 years
• CBC
The changes caused by declining ice cover on the Great Lakes are pretty bad, but it’s not all doom and gloom. Ice cover on the Great Lakes has declined in the past 40 years with average ice coverage dropping up to 75 per cent, depending on the lake.
Climate change will bring heat, rain, pests to Saskatoon
Climate change could bring warmer weather to Saskatoon, but also more precipitation and higher utility bills. A new City report paints a picture of a very different Bridge City in the next 80 years if climate change proceeds unchecked.
Insurance costs soar at tornado-battered condo
• CBC
An Ottawa condo development’s insurance rate has soared by nearly 730 per cent after a tornado and two fires, and the condo board’s president says some residents won’t be able to handle the extra cost.
Farmland commitment confirmed near Montreal transit station
After encroaching on 30 hectares of farmland in Brossard to install the terminus of the future Metropolitan Express Network, CDPQ Infra, confirmed the creation of a trust to encourage the establishment of agricultural businesses on the edge of the station.
IKEA to test furniture rental in 30 markets
IKEA will expand tests to allow customers to rent desks and sofas rather than buy them as it shifts away from selling low-cost disposable furniture in response to growing environmental concerns.
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The top commercial real estate developers, owners and managers are embracing the ESG trend with quantifiable initiatives and dedicated staff that make their companies and portfolios more responsible, sustainable, resilient, and profitable–and more attractive for institutional capital.
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