The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) just finalized a financial agreement that sees it committing $100 million in funding to GDI Integrated Facility Services to be invested in a variety of sustainable energy retrofits in aging and old buildings across Canada. […]
Federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson recently said that Shell Canada’s decision to greenlight their Polaris carbon capture project is likely to just be the beginning of a wave of investment into carbon capture and storage projects. He expects up
The Texas Department of Transportation is now using Pozzoslag green cement, a green cement that replaces 60 percent of Portland cement, to repave it’s interstate highways, on the I-45 from Houston to Conroe and large swaths of the I-2 in
Through the Skills Development Fund (SDF), the government of Ontario is training up to 3,800 apprentices, job seekers, and journeypersons for free. The Ontario government has committed over $3.6 million to provide free training to those who want to become
The Transition Accelerator recently published its Mass Timber Roadmap, developed alongside contributors which include the Energy Futures Lab, the Canadian Wood Council and the Forest Products Association of Canada. This detailed report outlines the strategic vision for the use of
Replacing a roof is one of the biggest investments homeowners make. When faced with a five-digit bill it can cause quite some hesitation. And that’s a good thing as you’ll be more inclined to research different roofing options until you
Between 2022 and 2031, the number of carpenter jobs in Canada is expected to reach 37,900. However, the number of job seekers is not expected to exceed 32,800. Combine that with the massive housing shortage that the country is facing
The majority of Canadian apartment building designs look like hotels, with long hallways and staircases at either end. It’s a design that virtually every low and midrise apartment building adheres to, which produces a rather dreary look, but even worse,
Finding the right kind of wall finish can make your head spin when you consider all the highly toxic VOC-containing paints out there. If you’re looking for a green and clean interior wall finish, then stick around. We’re going to
The City of Toronto is implementing new embodied carbon caps and cash incentives of up to $5,300 per apartment for builders who limit the amount of embodied carbon within new constructions. With the rising concern about the embodied carbon that
