This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 7, 2025. By Chris Bonasia A recent breakthrough in transparent solar panels could seamlessly integrate clean energy into building design by transforming ordinary windows into [Read more]
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This article was published by The Energy Mix on Nov. 6, 2024. By Gaye Taylor British Columbia’s municipalities are at the forefront of Canada’s efforts to decarbonize building heating systems, according to the latest report [Read more]
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This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct. 21, 2024. By Christopher Bonasia A new financing approach is helping smaller residential developments access funding for geoexchange systems by bundling multiple projects into a [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Oct. 9. 2024. Commercial property owners grappling with the one-two punch of falling asset values and demands for increased energy efficiency must recognize that some of [Read more]
This article was published by the Pembina Institute on Oct. 9, 2024. By Rachel Sutton Concrete is one of the most carbon-intensive building materials, and it’s used twice as much as all other man-made materials. [Read more]
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This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 29, 2024. As Victoria, British Columbia, commits to removing obstacles to green roof installations and Somerville, Massachusetts mandates their inclusion in new buildings, a Seoul [Read more]
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This article was published by Pembina Institute on Jan. 17, 2024. By Raidin Blue Canadians urgently need to adapt our homes to increasingly severe and frequent climate events. In 2023, Canada’s top ten weather events [Read more]
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