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Seven out of 10 (70 per cent) sustainability leaders believe that the time and cost spent on reporting admin has driven decarbonisation delay as resource constraints are hampering action on sustainability goals. This is according to the findings of new research by Mitie, which surveyed 500 sustainability decision makers from UK organisations. Over half (55…

The City of New Westminster has officially opened the aquatic centre portion of the new təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre. The new 10,644 square metre (114,571 square foot) state-of-the-art facility is the city’s largest capital project to date. The combined aquatic and community centre is LEED Gold certified and is Canada’s first completed all-electric facility…

Located at 296 Angela Drive in Port Moody, BC, The Creek affordable rental housing project is now underway, thanks in part to a combined investment of $200 million from the provincial and federal governments. The Creek is the first phase of a much larger, multi-phase development called Portwood, which will be Port Moody’s first master-planned…

Humidity poses significant challenges to communities situated along coastal regions where the influence of moisture-laden air from lakes and oceans is pronounced. Humidity levels are exacerbated in those regions once the warmer temperatures arrive in late spring and summer. For schools, these high humidity levels can pose significant challenges. The School of Public Health at…

How can companies most efficiently gain traction toward circularity? Many discussions tend to focus on closing gaps in the physical materials flow, such as improving the design of packaging to reduce waste and increase recyclability or integrating more post-consumer recycled content into a given product. To build a circular future, it is equally important to…

As April 2024 wound up, the Biden administration released rules that aim to expedite infrastructure projects and require federal agencies to get stricter in weighing the potential impacts on the climate and low-income communities before approving projects like highways and oil wells. That should bring cheer to participants on a Penn panel discussion during Energy…