Climate Change and Construction
Below are articles from the latest and previous Climate Change and Construction Special Feature by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - Climate Change and Construction
New climate a challenge for old buildings in Western Canada
Heritage buildings in Western Canada are feeling the effects of climate change....
Projects
New Vancouver GHG emissions reporting requirements come into effect June 1
On June 1, Vancouver’s largest commercial buildings — over 100,000 square feet i...
Government , Resource
Climate change pushing a new era of adaptive design at architecture schools
Architecture schools in Alberta and Manitoba are preparing architects to visuali...
Projects
Lake Simcoe restoration projects an exercise in preservation, prevention
Encompassing approximately 745 square kilometres, Ontario’s Lake Simcoe is the f...
Projects , Resource
Roofs on front lines of climate change adaption
Roofs are on the front lines of climate change adaption and the construction ind...
Projects , Resource
Construction companies need a strategy as ESG reporting requirements increase
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) monitoring, measuring and reporting a...
Resource
Developing AI building operation solutions amid a maze of green certifications
Market expectations and government regulations are increasingly high when it com...
Resource , Technology
Oversight critical on construction sites when temperatures spike
Jim Noon, president of the Vancouver Island Building and Construction Trades Cou...
OH&S
Westmar Advisors wins award for Wuikinuxv debris wall and wharf reconstruction
Westmar Advisors Inc. has won an ACEC British Columbia (ACEC-BC) 2023 award of e...
Infrastructure , Resource
Industry has a ‘complete void of basic knowledge’ on carbon footprints
Owners, contractors and subs are eager to take meaningful steps to decarbonize t...
Infrastructure
Pieces of Prince of Wales Park shoreline puzzle coming together
Climate change and extreme flooding have been catalysts for a series of Toronto...
Infrastructure
First BC Embodied Carbon Awards celebrate industry innovation
A number of zero-carbon properties in British Columbia were recently recognized...
Projects
Mississauga building a next level net-zero fire station
In the west end of Mississauga, Ont., near the border with Oakville, general con...
Labour
Passive House Canada and U.S. Passive House Network announce new partnership
An important North American building standards collaboration was announced last...
Resource
ESG compliance liability risk is coming to construction industry directors
Although some may feel ESGs are a symptom of increased “woke capitalism” in toda...
Economic , Resource
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Saskatchewan to spend $1.92 million on two skilled trades centres
REGINA, SASK. – The government of Saskatchewan is allocating $1.92 million in fu...
Government , Labour
Climate and Construction: Natural gas bans hit a legal shut-off valve
Ambitions to ban the new installations of natural gas appliances and mechanical...
Government , US News
Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?
Two recently published articles on homebuilding productivity in Canada, one buil...
Labour
Canada ‘walking the talk’ to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG
Canada is walking the talk when it comes to embracing sustainable technology and...
Government , Infrastructure
BC Conservative leader lays out construction policies at VRCA event
VANCOUVER - One of now two remaining contenders vying to lead British Columbia l...
Associations , Government
Feds, Saskatchewan announce building fund renewal for next decade
REGINA - The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have signed a new 10-year ag...
Government , Infrastructure
Legal Notes: Crown loses “employer” appeal in landmark Sudbury case
The Superior Court of Ontario issued a ruling on August 23 that is certain to br...
Government
Linde to invest $2 billion to supply hydrogen for Dow Path2Zero project
EDMONTON, ALTA. – UK-based firm Linde announced Aug. 27 it will invest more than...