Ontario Premier Doug Ford is putting architects and engineers on notice that the province expects publicly funded construction projects to use Ontario-made materials wherever suitable local options are available. As Ontario Construction News reported, Ford criticized design teams that specify
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The federal government is putting $34.2 million into 141 climate resilience projects in 128 communities across Canada, funding work ranging from climate-risk studies to drainage upgrades, shoreline restoration and extreme-heat protection. The investment, announced Aug. 12 by Environment and Climate
A commercial-scale plant in northern Spain is transforming captured carbon dioxide and industrial waste into low-carbon construction materials, offering a possible model for reducing the construction sector’s dependence on mined resources. Located at the Port of Bilbao, the AGGREGACO2 project
Canada is preparing for a major expansion of renewable electricity as the country attempts to meet rising power demand, electrify more of its economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, the rapid growth of energy-intensive data centres, particularly in natural
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Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have developed a 3D printing method that uses live bacteria to turn compacted sand into solid, load-bearing bio-concrete structures without conventional cement. The work, published in npj Advanced Manufacturing, could point towards lower-carbon construction
A new affordable housing project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, is aiming to show that low-cost housing and net-zero construction can work together. Heartland Housing Foundation is building 83 new net-zero homes in the city’s Sherridon neighbourhood, with support from Sustainable
Federal forestry minister Tim Hodgson says Canada’s forestry sector is facing a crisis that cannot be blamed on U.S. tariffs alone, warning the industry needs structural change to remain competitive. Sector Faces ‘Turning Point’ Speaking in Langford, B.C., during a
The global building and construction sector is not reducing emissions quickly enough to meet international climate targets, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC). The report
