Tag: sustainability
Arup highlights nature-based lessons to help cities build resilience
At the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Arup released its most northerly Sponge City Snapshot, showing that Montréal’s unique natural features provide a...
Acciona Canada helps automate reforestation using drone technology
In celebration of 20 years building sustainable infrastructure in Canada, Acciona Canada is planting 20,000 trees in British Columbia.
The company commissioned Flash Forest –...
Manitoba supports green economic recovery and climate adaption
The Manitoba government is awarding $1 million in grants from the Conservation and Climate Fund to nine organizations for green projects throughout the province,...
Sustainable finance gaining steam among issuers and investors
All but two per cent of Canadian issuers are already factoring sustainability into their activities, according to a new survey conducted by HSBC among...
GBCI Canada announces first Parksmart-certified projects
Green Business Certification Inc. Canada (GBCI Canada) has announced its first Parksmart certified parking structures in Canada.
Yorkdale Shopping Centre’s existing G Parkade southwest parking...
PCL welcomes new Director of Sustainability
The PCL family of companies has announced the hiring of Scott Beckman as its new director of sustainability.
Based in Denver, Beckman will lead the...
Redefining smart for future cities
What does smart really mean in the context of building the ‘smart’ cities of the future in Canada? If you ask Paul Dowsett, co-founder...
The sustainability agenda
Close to 500 municipal and industry leaders from across Canada have gathered in the nation’s capital this week for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’...
Fight the Future
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), atmospheric concentrations of the primary long-lived greenhouses gases (GHGs) reached new heights in 2013, and CO2 levels...
