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DIALOG pitches 105-storey hybrid mass timber tower

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DIALOG, a leading global design firm based in Toronto, has developed a prototype design that could see hybrid mass timber towers sprouting in major cities and climbing as high as 105 storeys. The patent-pending design also creates a zero-carbon tower.

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Windmill Developments and the City of Guelph have received One Planet Living endorsement for the city’s Baker District development. It is the second project in Canada to receive such an endorsement, and the third in North America.

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R-Hauz Solutions Inc.’s co-founder and principal Leith Moore says Ontario’s first six-storey mass timber residential rental building, a 13,500 square foot pilot in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood, is a viable new mid-rise housing model which speeds design, development and construction.

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Canada’s green building sector needs to adopt a new, more inclusive vocabulary in order to build a greater consensus for climate action, said Paul Hawken, the keynote speaker at Canada Green Building Council’s online Building Lasting Change 2020 Conference.

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The federal government intends to exceed Canada’s 2030 climate goal and legislate a further goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 according to this week’s throne speech. The pledge would be supported through investments in green infrastructure and affordable housing.

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In advance of this week’s throne speech, a coalition of grassroots groups and economists at Corporate Knights found that for every $20 invested by the federal government in a green and just recovery, $307.85 would be contributed to Canada’s GDP in 10 years

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As with virtually all gatherings of the climate community during the COVID age, this year’s Climate Week was convened as an online event — one hosted from more than 20 countries across myriad time zones rather than New York.

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Walmart announced it will electrify and zero-out emissions from all Walmart vehicles, including long haul trucks, by 2040. That includes more than 10,000 vehicles, 6,500 semi-trucks and 4,000 passenger vehicles. Walmart recently ordered several dozen Tesla electric semi-trucks for a Canadian fulfillment centre.

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Facilio, a leading AI-driven property operations platform, has been chosen by ICD Brookfield Place (ICDBP) to optimize building performance and deliver real-time operational intelligence. ICDBP is a joint venture between Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) and Brookfield Properties.

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Sidewalk Labs has launched AI software platform Mesa, which uses real-time data and automation to control how commercial buildings use energy by controlling power outlets and adjusting heating and cooling systems based on “thermal dynamics, tenant feedback, and occupancy levels.”

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Canada’s CarbonCure Technologies has attracted more high profile financial investment, this time from corporate investors under the banner of Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund. It is one of five companies to receive investment in the first tranche of the $2 billion fund.

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Vail Resorts and PepsiCo expanded their long-standing partnership to 18 additional Vail Resorts locations across N.A. including Whistler Blackcomb in B.C. with further investment in ‘Commitment to Zero’, Vail Resorts’ sustainability pledge to achieve a zero net operating footprint by 2030.

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Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and S2G Ventures, a leading multi-stage investment firm, have established a co-investment partnership where CDPQ will invest up to US$125 million over 3 years in sustainable ventures in the food and agriculture industry.

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Nations around the world are pledging to plant billions of trees to grow new forests. But a new study shows that the potential for natural forest regrowth to absorb carbon from the atmosphere is far greater than previously estimated.

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From Siberia to Australia to the western U.S., massive fires have consumed millions of acres this year, spawned fire-generated tornados and other rare phenomena. Scientists say the world has entered a perilous new era requiring new ways to fight fires.

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A Canadian satellite has begun its long-awaited mission to scour the world for stray industrial emissions of methane gas, a contributor to climate change. The microwave over-size probe, nicknamed Iris, lifted off from Korou, French Guiana in September.

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