Billions needed to prepare buildings for climate change
Posted: Jul 27th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsALBERT GAZETTE Changing buildings to make them more weather resistant will save money and lives in the long run, says one expert. In the wake of another summer of extreme weather events, including another fire[...]
Read More about Billions needed to prepare buildings for climate changeThe cheaper we build our buildings, the more they cost after an earthquake, wildfire or tornado
Posted: Jun 17th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsSeveral people were injured and homes destroyed after tornadoes touched down in Barrie, Ont., in July 2021. (Duckdave/Wikimedia), CC BY-SA Keith Porter, Western University A tornado cut a 270-kilometre path through Kentucky in mid-December 2021,[...]
Read More about The cheaper we build our buildings, the more they cost after an earthquake, wildfire or tornadoCity steps to national forefront of embodied carbon reduction research
Posted: Jun 13th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsPhoto by Roy Gaiot, Canadian Architect magazine THE NELSON DAILY With the release of a new report the city has become one of the leading municipalities in the nation when it comes to addressing embodied[...]
Read More about City steps to national forefront of embodied carbon reduction researchFlooding cuts 8.2 per cent off average Canadian home sale prices, says study
Posted: Feb 16th, 2022In: ConstructionNewsGatineau, Quebec, Canada, April 2019: Volunteers walk through water to carry sand bags while trying to protect a home during the spring 2019 floods of the Ottawa River. Flooding Canada experienced in the last decade[...]
Read More about Flooding cuts 8.2 per cent off average Canadian home sale prices, says studyMost buildings were designed for an earlier climate – here’s what will happen as global warming accelerates
Posted: Jul 14th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsLunatictm/Shutterstock Ran Boydell, Heriot-Watt University Climate change will affect every aspect of our lives – including the buildings we live and work in. Most people in the US, for example, spend about 90% of their[...]
Read More about Most buildings were designed for an earlier climate – here’s what will happen as global warming acceleratesCanada needs infrastructure that can handle climate change, report says
Posted: Jul 13th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsNATIONAL OBSERVER Canada should act fast to protect critical infrastructure from climate breakdown by building resiliency into ports, power grids, bridges, and more, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) says. Many solutions, like building[...]
Read More about Canada needs infrastructure that can handle climate change, report says$2.6-billion Canada Greener Homes Grant to provide $5,000 for retrofits
Posted: May 28th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsThe Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today launched the new Canada Greener Homes Grant, which according to the government, will help up to 700,000 Canadian homeowners across the country improve the energy efficiency of their homes and[...]
Read More about $2.6-billion Canada Greener Homes Grant to provide $5,000 for retrofits3D printed home in Dutch city expands housing options
Posted: May 1st, 2021In: ConstructionNewsEINDHOVEN, Netherlands – Elize Lutz and Harrie Dekkers’ new home is a 94-square meter (1,011-square foot) two-bedroom bungalow that resembles a boulder with windows. The curving lines of its gray concrete walls look and feel[...]
Read More about 3D printed home in Dutch city expands housing optionsFeds unveil first ever dedicated fund for active transportation
Posted: Mar 16th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsOTTAWA – Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says for the first time Canada is to have a pool of money dedicated specifically to “active transportation.” sidewalk and bike path with raindrops The National Active Transportation Fund,[...]
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