Green Building News

We cover news focused on Canada as well as international topics. Some of the topics we cover include: announcements of a big policy change, new energy-efficiency incentive programs, research into new green building materials being developed, reports about the growth of the green building industry.

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More C&D Waste Solutions Coming to Calgary

Green-minded builders in Alberta can look forward to soon having more options for tackling waste sustainably. First, Indigenous-owned Calgary Aggregate Recycling Inc. (CAR) has announced the development of a new construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling plant. In addition to […]

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Wind Project Brings Clean Energy to Inuvik

Construction on the Inuvik Wind Project is underway in Highpoint, N.W.T., 12 kilometres east of Inuvik. The Northwest Territories Government (GNWT), in partnership with the federal government and the Gwich’in Tribal Council, announced last week that construction began on an

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Colleges Bring Mass Timber Firsts to Ontario

Two Ontario colleges are breaking ground on significant mass timber projects that will heighten the visibility of the sustainable building method in the province. Mass timber is a type of construction that utilizes large dimensional timber, as well as engineered