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Canadian non-profit OpenBuilding has unveiled OBJECTIVE TEUI 3.0, a ground-breaking tool designed to transform energy performance across the building industry. Supported in part by the OAA, OBJECTIVE...
With the current pace of greenhouse gas reductions unlikely to meet Toronto’s net zero targets, the city is planning a push to make the business case for building to a higher green...
“By mid-century, two out of every three persons on the planet will be living in urban areas. These growing urban populations face two simultaneous climate challenges; extreme heat events attributed to...
Embodied carbon, or upfront carbon emissions, is the amount of CO2 or equivalent emitted during raw material sourcing and product manufacturing. Minimizing embodied carbon emissions is critical...
Concrete is a carbon-heavy material and is widely used. With continued focus on sustainability, industry experts have a plan to reach net zero—it starts with carbon accounting. Earlier this year, the...
Canada must build more electricity generation in the next 25 years than it has over the last century in order to support a net-zero emissions economy by 2050, according to a new report from the Public...
OAA members are encouraged to participate in the following two public consultations. New Provincial Planning Policy Instrument On April 6, the provincial government introduced Bill 97, Helping...
The Canadian Board for Harmonized Construction Codes (CBHCC) is seeking input from architects, as well as other stakeholders and the general public, on the Wave 2 draft policy recommendations for...
Canada will need to mobilize tens of billions of dollars a year if we stand a chance of getting to net-zero carbon emissions. The financial capital looks like it’s there. The human capital, less so...