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Climate Change and Construction

Below are articles from the latest and previous Climate Change and Construction Special Feature.

An aerial view of the Cowichan District Hospital Replacement Project Site in north Cowichan, British Columbia.

Cowichan district hospital project raising the bar on sustainability targets

What goes around: Perkins&Will Vancouver wins award for commitment to circularity

Electrification of rental apartment buildings in B.C. heading upward

Completed in summer 2024, Maple Meadows Four generates enough energy from roof-top solar panels to offset the amount of energy it uses in a year. The Maple Ridge, B.C. facility is Canada’s first net-zero-certified self-storage building.

B.C. structure the first Canadian self-storage facility to obtain zero-carbon certification

David Johnston, Edmonton’s principal heritage planner, says neighbourhoods of the city that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change are the old communities of Rossdale, Riverdale and Cloverdale, which lie on the floodplain of the North Saskatchewan River, which flows through the city. Pictured is the historic Rossdale Power Plant.

New climate a challenge for old buildings in Western Canada

New Vancouver GHG emissions reporting requirements come into effect June 1

Climate change pushing a new era of adaptive design at architecture schools

Lake Simcoe restoration projects an exercise in preservation, prevention

Designing a blue roof on a large building allows for water retention, captured for use inside a building, or a delayed release to mitigate the impact on flooding through controllable drains.

Roofs on front lines of climate change adaption

At the heart of the BrainBox AI system are sensors that measure and monitor all manner of energy and HVAC use in order to develop predictive responses that ultimately reduce GHG emissions.

Developing AI building operation solutions amid a maze of green certifications

Oversight critical on construction sites when temperatures spike

Construction companies need a strategy as ESG reporting requirements increase

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