Buildings

Decades of sustainable design have done little to reduce building-related carbon emissions. But could biomimicry finally get buildings, and with them cities, to bridge that gap?

Buildings

The 15-minute city is not an affront to freedom

Alex Nurse, Alessia Calafiore and Richard J. Dunning

OPINION | How an innocuous urban planning concept to build a walkable 15-minute city has attracted the attention of conspiracy theorists

Buildings | Winter 2023

How today’s green building heroes are scaling up to save our planet

BF Nagy

Meet the teams behind the most exciting green architectural achievements in North America to learn how they’re scaling up the building blocks of the green revolution

Buildings

Four ways 2023 could be a game changer for green buildings

John Lorinc

From green ‘proptech’ to circular construction, this year could be big for the sustainable construction industry

Buildings

COP27 and the Canadian mini climate budget that wasn’t

John Lorinc

Usually Canada’s fall budgets showcase bold policies to tee up the UN’s annual climate conference. This year, not so much.

Buildings

Six ways to end Canada’s affordable housing crisis

Guy Dauncey

Guy Dauncey’s Big Solutions: Let’s end exclusive zoning, empower non-profit developers, and use the right balance of carrots and sticks to make housing affordable

Sustainable Economy Intelligence

The federal government is more than $14 billion behind on climate funding

The Global 100 list: How the world’s most sustainable corporations are driving the green transition