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CaGBC report looks at decarbonization strategies for buildings
Retrofits of large buildings can reduce building-sector emissions by up to 21.2 million tonnes of CO2e by 2030, says the report. Many projects can be completed with minimal disruption.
Construction starts on clean-energy sorting facility
Laurentis Energy Partners, in partnership with contractors Dancor Construction Ltd. will build the 42,000-square foot facility with an anticipated completion date of next year.
Aecon/SNC-Lavalin joint venture earns $400M Bruce nuclear contract
The group announced on December 17 that it has been awarded a fuel channel and feeder replacement contract for Unit 3 at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station.
George Brown College breaks ground on mass timber building
The college announced the start of construction of its 10-storey, tall-wood Limberlost Place building on December 14. When it opens in the summer of 2024, it promises to be net-zero carbon emissions.
Mass timber building at Centennial College is taking shape
The college is collaborating with EllisDon, DIALOG and Smoke Architecture to build the province's first zero-carbon, mass timber higher-education building, with a design based on the Indigenous concept of "Two-eyed Seeing."