This article was published by The Energy Mix on Sept. 10, 2025. By Chris Bonasia Canada should build a million affordable homes for low- and middle-income households in a “nation-building” project that devotes 1 per [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on Feb. 19, 2025. By Gaye Taylor A homebuilder and a solar installer in Alberta are marking a milestone in sustainable housing: 10 megawatts of solar power [Read more]
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]
This article was published by the University of Calgary on Oct. 23, 2024. Calgary, AB – The 2024 Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Exposure in the Residential Buildings of Urban and Rural Communities indicates that radioactive [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 25, 2024. Vancouver City Council and Mayor Ken Sim are facing intense criticism after voting Tuesday to rescind restrictions on gas heating in new homes [Read more]
This article was published by Grist on July 18, 2024. By Akielly Hu For more than a century, zoning ordinances rooted in segregation have encouraged the construction of single-family homes, often at the expense of [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 18, 2024. By Mitchell Beer An $800-million home retrofit program for lower-income households and a pledge to replace oil heating with heat pumps in new [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 18, 2024. By Gaye Taylor Solving the intertwined crises in Indigenous housing and health requires Indigenous knowledge, experience, and leadership, concludes a new scoping paper [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on July 18, 2024. By Gaye Taylor Housing projects receiving federal dollars must be mandated to meet the highest energy efficiency and emissions standards in Canada’s building [Read more]
This article was published by Policy Options on July 11, 2024. By Cherise Burda Solving Canada’s housing affordability crisis requires addressing the mismatch of housing supply and need. For too long, we have focused on [Read more]
This article was published by the Canadian Climate Institute on July 3, 2024. By Janna Wale, Maria Shallard, Chad Bonnetrouge, Ian Scholten A new approach to housing in Indigenous communities could improve health outcomes for [Read more]
This article was published by Alberta Ecotrust on June 27, 2024. By Andrea Soler CALGARY, June 27, 2024 – Alberta Ecotrust Foundation is proud to announce its investment of $900,000 from its Climate Innovation Fund in [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on June 27, 2024. By Energy Mix Staff A strata (condominium) owner in Richmond, British Columbia is facing a C$2,600 fine after installing a heat pump on [Read more]
This article was published by the Pembina Institute on June 5, 2024. By Rachel Sutton Governments across Canada are tackling the critical housing shortage while also addressing the climate crisis. We have a generational opportunity [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on May 29, 2024. By Gaye Taylor A nine-storey building on the University of Toronto Scarborough campus has been certified as Canada’s largest Passive House Classic structure. [Read more]
This article was published by Policy Options on May 27, 2024. By Kael Kropp, Sydney Bartos, Karina Valcke-Beckett As Canada faces the dual challenges of a housing crisis and climate change, it is essential to [Read more]
This article was published by Pembina Institute on April 25, 2024. By Betsy Agar, Rajeev Kotha Deep retrofits are holistic energy efficiency home upgrades that also improve occupant thermal comfort and resilience to extreme weather events, [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on April 18, 2024. By Mitchell Beer A massive, high-profile splurge on affordable housing, a series of measures to support “gentle” urban density, and a clawback in [Read more]
This article was published by the Pembina Institute on April 8, 2024. OTTAWA – A new report from the Pembina Institute, Better Buildings for All: Relieving energy poverty through deep retrofits, calls for urgent investments in [Read more]
This article was published by The Energy Mix on March 7, 2024. By Mitchell Beer A Toronto-area builder of modular, prefabricated mass timber housing has received a major boost in its bid to introduce a [Read more]
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