With election day fast approaching, voters might be interested in knowing our political parties’ plans around green building issues. In brief, this is what the major parties are promising. The Liberals The Liberal Party platform includes these plans to promote […]
Sustainable Buildings Canada (SBC) is hosting their annual Green Building Festival at Toronto’s Downtown Marriott on October 5. Given the current pandemic situation, attendees will have the option of attending in person or virtually. The conference is intended for sustainable
In May of 2021, drilling began for a major district geothermal system for a new residential development in the historic downtown Forks area of Winnipeg. The new development, Railside at the Forks, will be a mixed-use neighbourhood built with an
On July 27, the federal government announced $200,000 in funding to help the City of Guelph improve energy performance at its facilities. The city has more than 100 buildings, and has pledged an additional $435,000 for the project. Guelph MP
New Brunswick-based PLAEX Building Systems, Inc. has developed a modular construction block system made from over 90 percent recycled materials. The system uses interlocking blocks that look and function a lot like Lego. A series of interlocking panels go over
If you’re thinking about making the jump to a tiny home, put flat pack houses on your radar. These kit homes are designed to be affordable, environmentally friendly, fast and best of all, easy to assemble. Manufacturers will often offer
Did you know that 60 percent of Alberta is covered in forest? Forestry is one of the largest industries in Alberta. employing over 19,000 Albertans. The forest provides us with a renewable resource that we use in many ways.
In June [2018], the U.S. Department of Energy made an announcement that seemed fairly banal—it set aside $100 million this year to fund 22 new Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) and renew several others. One of them, a new lab at Princeton
I’m Ron Bakker, and I designed this building, and I did not do that by myself. I did it with lots of colleagues, and the team grew and grew and grew, and there are millions of conversations that made
The majority of the energy used by buildings is wasted, resulting in increased energy costs and air pollution. Among C40 cities, this translates to between 50 percent and 75 percent of citywide carbon emissions. Therefore, due to the sheer amount of energy consumed by buildings, urban decision-makers
