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Colliers decarbonizes buildings with data, technology

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Colliers, one of the world’s leading institutional investment and property management firms, is actively engaged in transforming its properties into lean, green, low-emission machines for living and working.

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An innovative rooftop garden and a portfolio-wide hazard and risk assessment helped earn GWL Realty Advisors Inc. two honours, Stakeholder Engagement and Climate Leadership Innovator, at the 2022 HOOPP LEAP Awards.

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Climate, cost and capacity pose fuel-switching challenges for building owners looking to curb greenhouse gas emissions in line with Canada’s target for a 40 per cent reduction below 2005 levels by 2030, said industry panelists at a Canada Green Building Council conference.

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British Columbia has released its long-awaited climate adaptation strategy, promising half a billion dollars to protect communities from extreme natural disasters, though critics say the province can’t be measured on its progress without specific targets or goals.

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The B.C. coroner’s report into the deaths of 619 people last summer related to extreme heat laid clear the reality of how much the climate has changed in Canada— and how ill-prepared our homes and residences are for absorbing high temperatures.

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In a new Victoria, B.C. bylaw, applicants will pay a fee of $19,500 for a demolition permit. If they salvage at least 40 kilograms of wood per above-ground square metre of floor area during deconstruction, the fee is refunded.

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Starting in 2023, demolishing a home built before 1950 in the District of North Vancouver will require that tonnes of wood be salvaged, the equivalent to 3.5 kilograms of wood for each square foot torn down, in accordance with a new municipal bylaw.

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Ottawa has launched the first phase of its plan to offer interest-free loans of up to $40,000 per household to Canadians planning upgrades that will have a significant impact in reducing their home’s environmental footprint.

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The Ontario Federation of Agriculture called on municipal governments and province to protect farmland when planning new housing developments. Data from the 2021 Census of Agriculture shows Ontario is losing 319 acres of farmland daily, equivalent to one family farm.

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Real estate managers no longer consider ESG a matter of changing lightbulbs and installing low-flow toilets in their buildings, but are now weighing a lot more effects that environmental, social and governance factors have on returns.

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Recent criticisms of ESG investing practices, combined with global regulators’ efforts to begin cracking down on bad actors and establish more consistent standards, are evidence of a maturing industry, according to a panel of experts.

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Mines of the future will need software developers, data analysts and even bio-technology scientists to be able to meet the rising of demand of metals, needed for decarbonization, in an environmentally friendly way, said Teck Resources.

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With the value of renewable energy certificates (RECs) being challenged, green microgrids and on-site energy are being eyed as a better way to achieve not only sustainability goals but also resilience, according to a study from Canadian and British researchers.

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Saskatchewan’s largest wind farm opened near Assiniboia. Fifty turbines, an underground electrical collection system and a transformer substation were constructed as part of the $340 million Golden South Wind Energy project.

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Regina will soon be home to one big battery. A SaskPower battery energy storage system has been green lit for construction in the city’s northeast corner — a project the utility hopes will help it power homes in a more environmentally friendly way.

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OPINION: A confidential federal analysis recently shed doubt on whether the oil and gas sector can reduce greenhouse-gas emissions to the levels set out in Canada’s Emissions Reduction Plan, asking whether the climate goals are too ambitious.

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Recent global studies predict demand increases of up to 10 times current production levels for minerals like cobalt, graphite and lithium. No matter the mix of alternate energy sources, the mining sector will be a player in years to come.

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Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada will ban companies from importing or making plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers by the end of this year, their sale by the end of next year and their export by the end of 2025.

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Consumer products powerhouse Procter & Gamble stepped forward in mid-June as the latest company — alongside the likes of Google, Meta, Microsoft and PepsiCo — to embrace a “water positive” future by 2030.

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Canada has moved one step closer to finding a permanent spot to store the millions of bundles of radioactive waste that have been generated in the nearly half-century since it started producing nuclear energy.

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