climate crisis

To mark the first anniversary of Canada’s Architects Declare initiative, we’re publishing the original text of the declaration, signed by over 200 practices. We…

The challenge we face is overwhelming and complex. Our industry’s emissions currently account for 40 percent of total global annual CO2 emissions. Of that, a…

Modern Architecture and Climate: Design before Air Conditioning By Daniel A. Barber (Princeton University Press, 2020) It’s been more than 50 years since…

On September 25th, the school strike movement Fridays For Future is calling for a global climate action day that will see demonstrations adjusted according to…

Forty cement and concrete companies have unveiled a joint industry 2050 Climate Ambition to drive down the CO2 footprint of the world's most used man-made…

As the Canadian government begins to prepare for an economic recovery following the COVID-19 crisis, CaGBC’s advocacy team has released its industry perspective…

A new paper from the Pembina Institute proposes four guiding principles and a suite of recommendations that support job maintenance and climate action in the…

A crowd observes the world’s first Earth Day on April 23, 1970, in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia. (AP Photo) Fifty years ago, on April 22, 1970, millions of…

A petition is circulating among architects and allied professionals in Canada, calling on the government to invest in a transition to clean energy as part…

The dismal reality of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit with the first death of a colleague and hero.  I write this just after learning that Vittorio Gregotti…