The natural gas industry has been emboldened by a string of victories, but gas bans keep evolving throughout North America
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Buildings
The super-efficient fossil-fuel-free tower has improved insulation, triple-glazed windows and offers parking spots for 200 bikes – and no cars
Political pressure to build more affordable housing shouldn’t become a licence for shortsighted construction that can't withstand climate catastrophes
A report from Pembina Institute says weak regulations and a skilled labour shortage are creating a retrofit bottleneck
A decade ago, the sharing economy was held up as a collective balm to our consumption-driven ethos. Will NYC's defacto ban on Airbnb mark a return to the sharing philosophy that drove it?
On top of racking up big savings, a new report finds that Canadian households could dramatically reduce climate pollution from home heating with heat pumps
A coalition of progressive businesses is urging the EU to deal with its glut of energy-guzzling buildings and embrace ambitious energy efficiency plan
Researchers in Japan found that nappies can be used to replace up to 40% of the sand used in concrete without reducing its strength
There's mounting awareness around the carbon intensity of garden-variety materials such as cement, concrete, steel, glass and aluminum