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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
Portrait of Betsy Agar various old Pembina Institute logos
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
Portrait of Betsy Agar various old Pembina Institute logos
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
Portrait of Betsy Agar
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
Portrait of Betsy Agar
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 Portrait of Betsy Agar
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
Portrait of Betsy Agar
Buildings
February 23, 2024
Media Release

Budget 2024 moves B.C. along on cleaner, more affordable path

Pembina Institute highlights the commitments made and still required to achieve CleanBC targets
Portrait of Betsy Agar
Cover of Submission to Highest Efficiency Equipment Standards Consultation
Buildings
February 13, 2024
Publication

Submission to Highest Efficiency Equipment Standards Consultation in B.C.

HEES is an important tool for decarbonization and climate readiness of existing buildings
Portrait of Betsy Agar
Buildings, Equitable Transition
February 9, 2024
Media Release

Pembina Institute welcomes Building It Green for upskilling workers, green retrofits

Increased union training capacity important step for future green building sector
various old Pembina Institute logos Portrait of Betsy Agar
Monica Curtis, Pembina Institute
Buildings, Equitable Transition, Transportation
February 8, 2024
Article

Interview with Monica Curtis

A vision for buildings and transportation systems becoming increasingly integrated thanks to a highly skilled workforce
Portrait of Laurence Miall
Deep retrofits like this low-rise building development need additional support from the government to increase demand, according to the Pembina Institute (Courtesy Roberta Franchuk, Pembina Institute)
Buildings
February 7, 2024
Article

Deep retrofits of buildings save more than just money

New Pembina report outlines added benefits to health, GHG emissions reductions, climate resiliency, smart grid integration
Portrait of Betsy Agar
Cover of report - Beyond Energy Efficiency: Deep Retrofits - external renovations of multiunit apartment building with scaffolding
Buildings
February 7, 2024
Publication

Beyond Energy Efficiency

Deep retrofits save more than just money
Portrait of Raidin Blue Portrait of Jessica McIlroy Portrait of Betsy Agar
Buildings
January 17, 2024
Article

Deep retrofit supply chain waiting for more support

Need to overcome low demand, lack of skilled labour, and lagging regulation
Portrait of Raidin Blue
Cover of Deep Retrofit Supply Chain Analysis with prefabricated panel at retrofit site
Buildings
January 17, 2024
Publication

Deep Retrofit Supply Chain Analysis

Scaling capacity to decarbonize Canadian residential buildings
Portrait of Raidin Blue Portrait of Betsy Agar