WorldGBC releases new requirements for the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment
WorldGBC has announced an update to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment (the Commitment), expanding its scope to recognise enhanced leadership action in…
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WorldGBC releases 2021 Advancing Net Zero Status Report
The WorldGBC has released its annual Advancing Net Zero Status Report, which showcases examples of Green Building Councils, businesses and governments scaling…
Stantec commits to Carbon Neutrality by 2022 and Net Zero by 2030
As part of its continued commitment to sustainable practices, Stantec has pledged to reach carbon neutrality by 2022 as a first step in achieving net-zero…
New research suggests 1.5C climate target will be out of reach without greener…
Global fossil fuel emissions dropped by about seven per cent in 2020 compared with 2019. But a rebound is likely to occur when lockdowns ease up unless COVID-19…
Home Products: R-Hauz, Toronto, Ontario and Intelligent City, Vancouver, British…
Toronto and Vancouver start-ups are using high-tech prefabrication to produce infill housing that’s better designed, better for the environment—and costs less…
Why Canada should drop its net-zero pledge to cut carbon emissions
Douglas Macdonald, University of Toronto
At the climate summit held in Paris in December 2015, the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed…
CaGBC Offers Post-Election Climate Change Recommendations
As a result of the Liberal party’s recent federal election win with a minority government, the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has offered…
Embodied Carbon: The Blindspot of the Buildings Industry
Embodied carbon will be responsible for almost half of total new construction emissions between now and 2050.
WorldGBC will focus on building lifecycle for the 2019 World Green Building Week
The World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC) 10th annual World Green Building Week will focus on end-to-end carbon emissions created across the building and…
Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment surpasses 50 signatories in latest status…
In association with Canada Green Building Council’s Accelerating to Zero Summit in Vancouver, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) announced that 50…