resiliency
REMI Network
CDPQ to back decarbonization fund for U.S. CRE
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and Nuveen Green Capital have launched a USD $600-million fund to finance decarbonization and resiliency projects in U.S.-based commercial real estate.
REMI Network
Quest to curb climate crisis more urgent than ever
The newest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, released on March 20, warns that maintaining the global average temperature threshold of 1.5 C is becoming even more challenging.
Construction Business
New Abbotsford water system to ensure resiliency
The B.C. government is providing $62 million to Abbotsford to build a new water-treatment system to ensure a resilient water service.
Design Quarterly
CSLA ratifies commitment to climate adaptation
The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA) ratifies commitment to climate adaption through IFLA's historic Global Accord.
Canadian Property Management
Energy storage enables low-carbon power
Industry insiders speaking at the Energy Storage Canada conference in Toronto celebrated technological advances, but stressed that viable, steady revenue will be needed to propel the technology into the mainstream.
REMI Network
NZ quake study gets to heart of housing damage
Researchers have drawn a link between destabilized housing conditions and a higher than normal heart attack rate in the aftermath of New Zealand's 2010 and 2011 earthquakes.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Building sector brainstorms on extreme weather
Commercial real estate operators have a steadily accumulating inventory of lessons learned from extreme weather events, providing both motivation and insight to prepare for more climate volatility in the future.
Building Strategies & Sustainability
Climate adaptation priority in trilateral efforts
North America leaders endorsed a new five-year CEC plan for better environmental management decisions. Climate change adaptation is one focus area.