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1997-2025
Cover for Carbon-free Concrete with high-rise concrete apartment buildings
Buildings
July 16, 2024
Publication

Carbon-free Concrete

Building a net-zero foundation for Canada
Portrait of Rachel Sutton Portrait of Emily He
Buildings
July 11, 2024
Media Release

New healthy buildings report signals urgent need for a cross-sector approach

Buildings built for yesterday’s climate need retrofitting to keep Canadians healthy and safe
Portrait of Raidin Blue various old Pembina Institute logos
Healthy Buildings cover with old apartment building
Buildings
July 11, 2024
Publication

Healthy Buildings in a Changing Climate

Improving health with multi-unit residential building retrofits
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Buildings, Electricity
June 27, 2024
Media Release

B.C.’s Clean Energy Strategy opens path to net-zero emissions by 2050

It’s time for a plan that will ensure B.C. has an equitable and reliable energy system
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Buildings
June 14, 2024
Media Release

Reframed Initiative recognized as finalist for REFBC 2024 Land Awards

BC leaders in sustainable, equitable, and socially just land use to be honoured
Two men working on a building construction site.
Buildings
June 5, 2024
Article

Reducing built-in carbon emissions

The next climate action frontier
Portrait of Rachel Sutton
Buildings
May 13, 2024
Media Release

Canada and BC program expansion will ensure homes are affordable to heat and cool, safe, and resilient to extreme weather

Announcement shows BC is a leader among provinces on affordable housing, climate resilient buildings
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Buildings, Electricity, Oil & Gas, Transportation
May 2, 2024
Media Release

Latest data suggests Canada’s climate policies are working

Provincial action, especially in some provinces, must rapidly ramp up
Portrait of Chris Severson-Baker
Cover of Reframed report showing front of Medewiwin Apartments
Buildings
April 25, 2024
Publication

Reframed Initiative: Outcomes and analysis

A study of six best-in-class deep retrofit schematic designs
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Buildings
April 25, 2024
Media Release

Landmark Reframed Initiative demonstrates how deep building retrofits are doable and necessary

Designs include energy and carbon reductions plus beyond-energy benefits making homes healthier, safer, climate resilient and more affordable to heat and cool
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Buildings, Electricity, Equitable Transition, Oil & Gas, Remote Communities
April 16, 2024
Media Release

Federal progress on climate now requires matching ambition from provinces and industry

Budget 2024 supports efficient and affordable housing, transportation, clean energy tax credits, and Indigenous loan guarantees
Portrait of Scott MacDougall
Buildings
April 12, 2024
Media Release

Today’s announcement of Canada’s Housing Plan builds a foundation for safe, climate resilient homes

Announcement offers green, affordable housing supports, but more is needed from the provinces
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Buildings
April 8, 2024
Media Release

New modelling signals scale of investments needed to relieve home energy poverty

Low-income Canadians need help lowering energy bills and improving quality of life
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Cover of Better Buildings report show house under construction
Buildings
April 8, 2024
Publication

Better Buildings for All

Relieving energy poverty through deep retrofits
Portrait of Jessica McIlroy various old Pembina Institute logos
Buildings
March 5, 2024
Media Release

More collaboration needed to meet Canada’s housing, affordability, and climate crisis

The Blueprint for More and Better Housing sounds a clarion call for more focused and collaborative action on housing and climate
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