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Sealing the deal: The case for cladding leaky old highrises
By John Lorinc
Re-cladding 18-storey affordable housing unit will help make Ken Sobel Tower North America's first passive house retrofit

	Built Environment Bridging the divide More power lines between Alberta and British Columbia would save the provinces money and help the environment. By Shawn McCarthy

	Built Environment No vacancy Montréal’s Entremise is full of new ideas for empty buildings By Dave Lank

	Built Environment The 2018 Green Tower Ranking An examination of building energy performance across Canada

	Built Environment Closing the carbon loophole Governments aim to stop offshoring emissions By Erica Gies

	Built Environment Breaking the gas habit Why a transition away from natural gas for home heating is both onerous and necessary By John Lorinc

	Built Environment Retooling the suburbs A discussion with urbanist Markus Moos about suburban ways of living in 21st century Canada By Jeremy Runnalls

	Built Environment Safer streets Portland will reduce residential speed limits to 20 miles per hour By Angie Schmitt

	Built Environment Capital idea London mayor unveils draft plan to densify suburbs, tackle congestion By Jeremy Runnalls

	Built Environment Bus lanes are the new parking lanes American cities are getting smarter about using curb space to prioritize transit, biking and walking. By Angie Schmitt

	Built Environment Less buzz Shock decline in flying insects across Germany: report By Tim Radford

	Built Environment Boston weighs strategies for staying dry A multi-billion-dollar seawall is among climate adaptation options under consideration for the iconic coastal city. By Eric Bender

	Built Environment Circling the block Freeing up the huge areas set aside for parking can transform our cities By Dorina Pojani, Iderlina Mateo-Babiano, Jonathan Corcoran and Neil Sipe

	Built Environment Industrial symbiosis Nature’s lessons for industry By Lillian Childress

	Built Environment Flood waters How Houston’s sprawl makes it harder to cope with storms like Harvey By Angie Schmitt

	Built Environment The journey to transit Building better cities for pedestrians means connecting the ‘last mile’ By Paula Santos Rocha and Paula Tanscheit