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Biomass may be the climate-friendly building material we’ve been waiting for

by Victoria Foote

Engineers and architects say biological materials can make high-performance building products. Will the construction industry get on board?

Buildings

‘Natural’ gas ban backlash hits Vancouver

by Alex Robinson

The local council has repealed a prohibition on ‘natural’ gas to heat new buildings, a move environmentalists say will hobble the city's

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How Canada can climate-proof more than half a million homes

by Gaye Taylor

A report from Pembina Institute says weak regulations and a skilled labour shortage are creating a retrofit bottleneck

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Toronto is the latest city to crackdown on carbon-heavy building materials

by John Lorinc

There's mounting awareness around the carbon intensity of garden-variety materials such as cement, concrete, steel, glass and aluminum

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Buildings/Winter 2023

How today’s green building heroes are scaling up to save our planet

by BF Nagy

Meet the teams behind the most exciting green architectural achievements in North America to learn how they’re scaling up the building blocks

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Four ways 2023 could be a game changer for green buildings

by John Lorinc

From green ‘proptech’ to circular construction, this year could be big for the sustainable construction industry

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How to nail down the green renovation revolution

by CK Staff

Canada’s building emissions are at an all-time high. So how do we close the ‘say–do’ gap?

Green construction: Net-zero carbon office buildings
Built Environment

If companies want net-zero carbon offices, they need to focus on building materials

by Meike Siegner and Cory Searcy

Experts tout the benefits of transforming office buildings from a giant source of carbon into a large carbon sink

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Responsible Investing

Green investments top $10 trillion worldwide

by Tim Nash

So often when you read policy about the transition to a low-carbon economy like the Green New Deal, it’s presented as some

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