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Ontario’s first mass timber academic building underway
Ontario’s first mass timber academic building underway
Centennial College’s Progress Campus will become Ontario’s first zero-carbon, mass timber higher-education building when it is completed in 2023. The project is being built in collaboration with construction services company EllisDon, architecture firm DIALOG and Anishinaabeg-owned and operated Smoke Architecture.
U of T’s Indigenous House inspired by longhouses
• Daily Commercial News • U of T News
Indigenous practices and ways of life will be showcased in the design of an iconic building that is to be built at University of Toronto Scarborough. The two-storey, 10,700-square-foot structure, named Indigenous House, addresses the calls for truth and reconciliation.
Green financing for real estate growing in Canada
When the second phase of construction of the CIBC SQUARE office complex in Toronto was announced in June 2021, there was something noteworthy concerning the development’s financing. The project was backed by a $780 million Green Loan, Canada’s largest-ever green real estate construction loan.
Enel X to install 438 EV chargers at Killam Apt. REIT
Global smart charging company Enel X is partnering with one of Canada’s largest multiresidential owners, Killam Apartment REIT, to provide 438 electric vehicle chargers to over 50 of its properties. The chargers should be delivered by the summer of 2022.
National Defence expands effort to green facilities
A $12.5-million federal “greening” contract has been awarded that aims to reduce energy costs by close to $250,000 a year, or 13 per cent, at CFB Comox on Vancouver Island, upgrading a total of 105 facilities and base reducing GHG emissions by 11,820 tonnes.
Pembina applauds City of Toronto’s net-zero strategy
The Pembina Institute applauds the City of Toronto’s TransformTO Net Zero Strategy that will put the City on the path to reaching its goal of net-zero by 2040 — one of the strongest targets set by any government in Canada.
RESCON objects to Toronto’s accelerated climate plan
The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is objecting to the decision by Toronto City Council to accelerate its net-zero strategy by 10 years claiming the decision lacked industry consultation and could have a negative impact on developers and builders.
25 cities show how major climate wins are possible
• GreenBiz • American Cities Climate Challenge
Despite the numerous environmental obstacles thrown up by the previous administration, many U.S. cities have not only persevered in their efforts to combat climate change but have made major strides forward, thanks to Bloomberg’s groundbreaking American Cities Climate Challenge program.
Things heating up for on-site warm mix asphalt use
The use of warm mix asphalt (WMA) in the construction of Ontario highways is gaining momentum. WMA technology allows for asphalt mixes to be produced in conventional asphalt plants at considerably lower temperatures than current standard hot mix asphalt.
Hospitality industry launches net-zero methodology
A methodology to guide hotels on how to set a net-zero pathway has been released by a group of global hospitality, travel and tourism sector organizations. It provides guidance on how hotels can approach the technical aspects of net-zero.
Mitrex’s new solar panels replicating slate, asphalt
• Daily Commercial News • Sustainable Biz Canada • Sustainable Biz Canada
Toronto-based Mitrex Integrated Solar Technology has announced the release of a new line of solar roof panels that replicate traditional roofing panels. The Mitrex Solar Roof features a standard frame technology that allows visual integration with non-solar roof sections.
Hines’ first carbon officer builds on ESG trends
• propmodo
Hines, one of the world’s leading developers, is creating a role to assess the global carbon emissions of the firm with the appointment of the firms’ first VP of Carbon Strategy joining numerous other real estate companies establishing ESG goals.
Quebec’s rising emissions put climate goals in doubt
• CBC
This week, the Coalition Avénir Quebec government confirmed greenhouse gas emissions in the province climbed by 1.5 per cent in 2019, the latest year for which figures are available, putting Quebec further away from its Paris Agreement goals.
Quebec hydroelectric project could be the last one
Quebec’s hydro dams have long provided its resident’s cheap electricity and bragging rights in the race to reduce global carbon emissions, the Province has acknowledged the Romaine-4 hydroelectric project could be the last major dam project for the foreseeable future.
Canada’s top ten weather stories of 2021
Environment and Climate Change Canada has presented the 26th annual edition of the Top 10 Weather Stories in Canada. This year’s stories clearly demonstrate that Canadians across the country are experiencing unprecedented extreme weather that scientists link to climate change.
Deadly weather draws investment to B.C. clean tech
• Business In Vancouver • Business In Vancouver • Business In Vancouver
“I have personally received 15 to 20 emails from young technical students, business students who are wondering how they can get involved with clean tech,” said Jeannette Jackson, CEO of Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre, have also received messages from older professionals.
NRC’s guide aims to keep home carbon down
In the process of designing and building a house, everything connects and interacts as Natural Resources Canada writes in their wonderful guide, “Keeping the Heat In.’
Apple’s pledge to let customers self-repair devices not enough
The ability to repair our own stuff is often left to the discretion of whoever made it. The unfortunate reality is that it is often easier and cheaper to buy new rather than revitalize the old.
Tenuous state of Biden’s bill may give Canada opportunity
There should be no sugar-coating it: The tenuous state of the Build Back Better bill, the US$2.2-trillion legislation at the heart of U.S. President Joe Biden’s domestic agenda, is very troubling news for the global fight against climate change.
Europe’s power crunch shuts down factories
• Financial Post • Oil Price • Bloomberg
European power demand climbed to a record as France faced a winter crunch and severe nuclear generation outages, spurring the region’s top aluminum smelter to curb output. Electricity for delivery has surged 6.4 per cent to an all-time high in Germany.
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