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 changeCity 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 researchPurdue record for the whitest paint appears in latest edition of ‘Guinness World Records’
Posted: Sep 24th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsXiulin Ruan, a Purdue University professor of mechanical engineering, and his students have created the whitest paint on record. Credit: Purdue (University; photo/John Underwood) In a recent news release, the Purdue University News reported that[...]
Read More about Purdue record for the whitest paint appears in latest edition of ‘Guinness World Records’$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 retrofitsNova Scotia to offer rebates for home energy efficiency, electric cars, e-bikes
Posted: Feb 24th, 2021In: ConstructionNewsThe Government of Nova Scotia has announced that is investing $19 million in rebates to support low-income families in making their homes more comfortable and energy-efficient and help Nova Scotians buy clean, reliable electric vehicles.[...]
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