Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Government of Canada introduces new Green Buildings Strategy
The Government of Canada announced the launch of the Canada Green Buildings Strategy to improve energy efficiency in Canada’s homes and buildings, with a key…
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Credit Valley Conservation celebrates completion of smart blue roof
The Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) celebrated the construction completion and commissioning of its new smart blue roof. CVC’s smart blue roof is Canada’s first International…
Federal government re-investing $2.2M into new low-carbon cement in Ontario
The Government of Canada announced the re-investment of up to $2.2 million of recycled industrial pollution pricing revenues to fund a major new emissions reduction…
CUIIC awarded NSERC Alliance Grant for underground infrastructure research
The Canadian Underground Infrastructure Innovation Centre (CUIIC) announced the award of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Alliance Grant for the groundbreaking project…
Toronto Port Lands takes step towards reconnecting the Don River to Lake Ontario
Waterfront Toronto announced a significant milestone in the Port Lands Flood Protection (PLFP) project: the successful removal of the “west plug,” a concrete wall that…
Plastics Pathway at Toronto Zoo uses asphalt containing recycled materials
The Plastics Pathway, an initiative of Pollution Probe, the Toronto Zoo and GreenMantra Technologies, reached another important milestone with the paving of a section of the on-site path using asphalt…
Victoriaville and Cleo to launch V2X electric vehicle charging stations
The City of Victoriaville, in partnership with Cleo, a subsidiary of Hydro-Québec, is poised to make history in the Canadian municipal sector. Together, they are…
Canada’s blueprint for mass timber success unveiled
A new comprehensive report, The Mass Timber Roadmap, unveiled by The Transition Accelerator outlines an ambitious and strategic vision for the future of mass timber…
$530M investment for FCM’s Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation initiative
To help accelerate adaptation support for resilient municipal infrastructure the Government of Canada announced the $530-million Local Leadership for Climate Adaptation (LLCA) initiative, through the…
CIB to lend BC Ferries $75M to launch its vessel electrification program
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has reached financial close on a $75 million loan to BC Ferry Services Inc. to help finance the purchase of four zero-emission ferries and install the…
Lafarge Canada and Geocycle Canada pilot 100% circular production of clinker
Lafarge Canada and Geocycle Canada members of Holcim Group, announced the completion of a pilot at the Lafarge Brookfield Cement Plant (Nova Scotia) to produce…
Canada officially opens state-of-the-art ocean research facility in Nova Scotia
The Government of Canada officially opened the Facility for Intelligent Marine Systems (FIMS). Renovations to the building that houses FIMS took place over four years,…
Building retrofits could further tighten construction labour markets: BuildForce Canada
Retrofitting Canada’s residential, commercial, and institutional building stock to incorporate sustainable fuel sources, technologies, and materials could require as many as 57,000 additional construction workers…
Aecon releases 2023 Sustainability Report: Advancing the Energy Transition
Aecon Group Inc. released its 2023 Sustainability Report, highlighting its progress and role in the energy transition. “Our 2023 Sustainability Report illustrates our role as an…
Humber College building achieves zero carbon design certification
The new Humber Cultural Hub (HCH) has been officially certified under the Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard v1 by the Canada Green Building Council…
Competition to give new life to roofing materials from Montreal’s Olympic Stadium
The Olympic Park, the agency that oversees Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, announced the launch an international competition aimed at fueling its discussions with a view to…
Federal Budget 2024 a step forward for renewable energy industry: CanREA
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) welcomed Budget 2024, saying it represents positive steps for Canada’s renewable energy and energy storage industry regarding the Investment…
Ontario and federal governments reach deal to allow Highway 413 project to proceed
The governments of Canada and Ontario committed to working together to protect the environment and give Ontario greater regulatory certainty to advance Highway 413. Through…
Canada completes 33 state-of-the-art radar modernization projects
Environment and Climate Change Canada marked the completion of the $180.4 million, 8-year project to install 32 state-of-the-art weather radars, and one training radar, across…
Giant bamboo may be the future of sustainable construction, says researcher
A Brock University researcher is aiming to shape the future of sustainable construction by turning to an unconventional material: engineered bamboo. With funding from a…
Finch West LRT facility featuring a green roof receives LEED Silver certification
In addition to light rail vehicles (LRVs) using electric power, the Finch West LRT’s maintenance and storage facility (MSF) is delivering on sustainability and green…
Toronto and Government of Canada investing $10M to expand EV charging network
The City of Toronto is partnering with the Government of Canada to add more than 500 new electric vehicle (EV) chargers to the City’s corporate…
Lafarge Canada completes full transition to greener cement in St-Constant Plant
Lafarge Canada announced the full transition of production from traditional general-use cement to OneCem, a greener product that results in significantly lower CO2 emissions, at…
Ontario announces changes to environmental assessment approval process
The Government of Ontario announced plans to streamline and simplify the 50-year-old environmental assessment (EA) process to make it easier and faster to build infrastructure.…