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NRCan funds smart energy grids in Ottawa, Guelph
NRCan funds smart energy grids in Ottawa, Guelph
A smart-grid project utilizing solar panels and a state-of-the-art battery storage system at an Ottawa Community Housing Corporation complex is getting a $5-million boost from the federal government. Funding comes via Natural Resources Canada for Hydro Ottawa’s micro-grid energy project.
Feds to invest $1.16B cleaning up contaminated sites
This renewal and funding build on the success of the Federal Contaminated Sites Action Plan. Through the fund the government has invested $4.54B since the plan’s launch in 2005, to help close almost 17,000 contaminated sites.
Vancouver green with envy after Greenest City update
Vancouver is on track to hit two-thirds of its greenest city goals, but more work needs to be done, particularly in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions. City staff reported Tuesday on progress since 2010, when council adopted the “Greenest City 2020 Action Plan.”
NY’s climate bill decreases carbon output, raises costs
Last week, New York’s Governor signed into law a measure for cutting greenhouse gases requiring an 85% reduction from 1990 levels and a carbon-free electric system by 2040, making it one of the most ambitious climate bills in the nation.
Canon Canada HQ awarded LEED Gold Certification
Canon Canada Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, has been awarded LEED® Gold for New Construction and Major Renovations 2009 certification for its corporate headquarters in Brampton, Ont., reflecting the company’s commitment to sustainability and the environment.
Marystown YMCA a Newfoundland LEED first
A 35,000 square foot recreation complex in a small, isolated town on the Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland is the first “full building” in that province to achieve a LEED Gold certification.
Canadian cities take wooden skyscrapers to new heights
British Columbia has doubled height limits allowed for timber towers – and countries around the world are following suit. Now a growing chorus of architects, foresters and engineers want Vancouver to grow another cluster of wooden giants: timber skyscrapers.
Why is an Ontario CLT factory so far from the forests?
St. Thomas, Ont., is so far south that 150 years ago, if you were taking a train to Chicago, you would go through it. It is surrounded by farmland, with the nearest working forest a couple of hundred kilometres away.
Achieving Net-Zero energy in office properties
Zero Over Time (ZOT) is a concept that sets existing commercial building portfolios on a financially viable path to achieve net-zero energy. At this year’s BOMA International Conference, experts discussed six steps to achieving net-zero energy within commercial buildings.
Passive House, net-zero energy part of Spokane buildings
On the surface, two neighboring buildings in the University District of Spokane, Wash., will look deceptively ordinary to the casual observer when they open in 2020. But Catalyst and Hub represent state-of-the-art strategies for energy operations and construction materials.
Home Depot to cut carbon emissions in half by 2035
• PR Newswire • Energy Manager Today
The Home Depot today issued its 2019 Responsibility Report, which details the company’s 2018 progress on its commitment to its three pillars — Operate Sustainably, Focus on People and Strengthen Our Communities, including a commitment to reducing carbon emissions 50 per cent by 2035.
Meet the startup behind Hilton’s curbing of food waste
• GreenBiz
SpoilerAlert and Copia have cultivated “marketplaces” for selling and donating excess fruits, vegetables, and other food for several years. What makes fellow startup FoodMaven’s approach unique isn’t just its backers, the Walton family and former Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb.
Can the power-hungry cannabis sector change
If you pass the goats grazing on the hillside, you’ve missed it. Up a long country driveway at a ranch-style farmhouse in Ancaster, Ont., there’s no sign telling visitors they’ve arrived at Canada’s largest licensed producer of organic cannabis.
Company sets net-zero oilsands emissions target
• CBC
Canadian Natural Resources, Canada’s largest oil and gas producer, is setting an ambitious target to reduce the amount of pollution from its oilsands operations to effectively zero in terms of carbon emissions. A company executive said innovation is the key.
What it takes to greenlight a new oilsands mega-mine
This week, Alberta’s first new oilsands mining operation since 2013 could get the green light. Teck Resources’ proposed Frontier mine – a 293-square-km, open-pit mine on the edge of Wood Buffalo National Park – could produce 260,000 barrels of heavy crude per day.
Energy efficiency and empowering operations
Green Generation’s Bradford Dockser connects the dots between real estate, energy, technology and improving the environment. He provides tips for establishing energy-efficiency strategies including the most common solutions for different property types.
Large-scale solar farm proposed in northern New Brunswick
• CBC
A startup is seeking environmental approval to build the province’s first large-scale solar farm in a rural area south of Bathurst. C2 Solar Ltd. filed for an environmental impact assessment last week to build a 10-megawatt solar farm.
Victoria’s Middle Harbour Remediation Project completed
The federal government has completed the Middle Harbour Remediation Project in Victoria. Contaminants were from the local harbour ecosystem and the transfer of Laurel Point Park (a paint factory from 1906 until the early 1970s) to the city.
Carbon capture could transform Canada’s economy
On this week’s Down to Business, Steve Oldham, CEO of Carbon Engineering Inc., speaks to host Emily Jackson about Canada’s lead in carbon capture technology and its implications for the energy industry, the Canadian economy and climate change.
Industry Events
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Greenbuild 2024: Built to Scale
Nov 12 2024
to Nov 15 2024
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA
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Sustainable Finance Forum 2024
Nov 28 2024
to Nov 29 2024
Shaw Centre, Ottawa
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