Purpose congratulates REALPAC, the PLACE Centre at the Smart Prosperity Institute and the Canada Green Building Council on the release of their report Decarbonizing Canada’s Buildings: The Owner & Investor Perspective.
If the industry wants to keep pace with climate commitments, the focus shifts from aligning deep retrofit investments with existing equipment renewal cycles to aligning with climate requirements.
This article is our synopsis of the ideas presented in the 2020 book Rewiring America by Saul Griffith. Griffith tackles the challenge of getting off carbon from the viewpoint of what is technically necessary as well as economically viable.
The Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines released the 2018 energy and water performance data for buildings 250,000 sf or larger
For some time I have believed that climate change and wealth disparity are two existential challenges facing human civilization. Various factors have recently made me think they could both be by-products of another troublesome and perhaps age-old human issue – the concerted effort of a few rich folks to protect their excessive wealth…
Prior to the release of the IPCC report on 1.5oC warming, this 500 page July 2018 federal document tells us to accept that the planet will be 4degC warmer than preindustrial levels by 2100…
