Building new homes quickly – without ensuring that they are well-designed, insulated and air-sealed – will create more greenhouse gas emissions.

The milestone officially brings the community of North Caribou Lake First Nation onto the power grid, and ends its reliance on diesel generation.

The inclusively designed facility is Canada’s first LEED Gold, zero carbon, mass timber, higher-education building.

The report looks at the particular benefits of the technology as they pertain to the infrastructure challenges faced by communities engaged in the mining sector.

The company will install a customized emission and air-quality solution as well as providing real-time monitoring over two years for an unidentified rail infrastructure project.