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Net-zero capacity building funds pledged in budget

Canadian Property Management

Budget allocates for net-zero capacity building

The buildings sector is tapped to be the flow-through recipient of more than $706 million in federal funding for research, policy development, pilot projects, preparedness studies and design work.
Windsor utility to rebate EV charger installations

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Windsor utility to rebate EV charger installations

Multifamily landlords, businesses, academic institutions and community organizations in Windsor and surrounding Essex county could qualify for rebates of up to 50 per cent of costs for electric vehicle chargers.
Brampton

REMI Network

UBC expedites net-zero target

A new climate action plan at the University of British Columbia aims to accelerate emissions reductions and achieve net-zero emissions by 2035—15 years ahead of
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Construction Business

Chandos Construction commits to net zero by 2040

Chandos Construction is making a commitment to be net zero by 2040, aiming to reduce its embodied carbon intensity by 15 per cent each year.
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Canadian Facility Management & Design

Community net metering demo set for Ontario

Sifton Properties’ West 5, a 70-acre mixed-use development in London, Ontario, will be a test site for an electricity generation and sharing model known as community net metering.
USD $1 million donation to underwrite technical assistance for achieving net zero emissions

REMI Network

Gift underwrites net zero technical assistance

The Urban Land Institute’s net zero mission has received a boost with a USD $1 million donation from Owen Thomas, the chief executive officer of Boston Properties Inc.
SAIT partnership

Construction Business

SAIT partnership builds new zero carbon cottage

A new Zero Carbon Cottage is now under construction in CottageClub at Ghost Lake, Alberta under a SAIT partnership.
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Construction Business

B.C. new clean energy centre receives funding

The new B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy will receive $105 million in funding by the province, the federal government, and Shell Canada.
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Construction Business

Canada passes net-zero emissions accountability bill

The Canadian government has officially passed The Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act (Bill C-12). It marks the first time a Canadian government has legislated emissions
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REMI Network

800-home community in Oshawa has green ambitions

The Heights of Harmony in North Oshawa’s Kedron neighbourhood will bring a mix of townhomes and single-family dwellings to Ontario's fastest-growing city by 2023. 
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REMI Network

Reaching net zero in the age of COVID-19

Optimizing ventilation and air handling systems is key to achieving net zero energy performance goals.
Mass retrofit model set for low-rise trial

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Community buildings targeted for retrofit funds

Two distinct, but complementary new federal programs promise funds for community buildings. Both are focused on meeting GHG reduction targets and are aligned with a pledge to invest $15 billion to address climate change and boost the green economy.
SAIT partnership

CondoBusiness

Digging into the coming geothermal boom

While the relevance of geothermal has been percolating for years, the buzz is that more developers are starting to pay attention.
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Design Quarterly

Stantec commits to carbon neutrality and net zero

Stantec pledges to carbon neutrality by 2022 as a first step in achieving net-zero operations by 2030 across its entire global footprint.
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Design Quarterly

Permacity: the next generation buildings

A2M shared their vision for the future of architecture – a concept called the permacity – at the Buildex architecture keynote in Vancouver.
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Canadian Apartment Magazine

Canada invests in deep energy retrofits at Edmonton residence

The Government of Canada announced it is investing $2.5 million towards clean energy upgrades at 59 Sundance Housing Co-operative in Edmonton.
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CondoBusiness

Canada funds first net-zero multi-res building in London

The Government of Canada is investing $3.9 million toward the construction of Canada’s first net-zero, mixed-use, multi-unit residential building in London.