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2010-2023
Icicles on roof edge of older house
March 16, 2021
Op-ed

For health, climate and jobs, Canada needs a major housing investment

Deep retrofits can boost GDP, lower emissions
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Banner from Kamloops home retrofit report with images of housing types
February 23, 2021
Publication

Kamloops needs to retrofit homes to reduce carbon pollution

Infographic shows scale of retrofits required to become a zero-carbon community by 2050
Portrait of Betsy Agar Portrait of Roberta Franchuk
Cover of Buy Clean report
February 4, 2021
Publication

Buy Clean: How public construction dollars can create jobs and cut pollution

Recommendations for Canada to align its infrastructure and climate priorities
Case study
December 17, 2020
Publication

Faster permitting and better retrofit projects

Case study
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Case study
December 15, 2020
Publication

Retrofitting with tenants in place

Case study
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Case study
December 1, 2020
Publication

Solar panels boost business case for electrifying multi-unit low-rise housing

Case study
Portrait of Betsy Agar
Barriers to deep retrofits
November 26, 2020
Publication

Barriers to deep retrofits: Regulatory solutions from across Canada

Backgrounder
Portrait of Betsy Agar
November 24, 2020
Publication

Edmonton needs to retrofit homes to reduce carbon pollution

Infographic shows scale of retrofits required to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
Portrait of Betsy Agar Portrait of Roberta Franchuk
Multi-unit apartment building in British Columbia
November 3, 2020
Op-ed

Time for B.C. to pick up the pace on building retrofits

Government should act quickly on PACE financing to reduce carbon pollution and create jobs
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Buildings
October 1, 2020
Media Release

Investments now in building retrofits, clean vehicles and power will create jobs, lower emissions

Pembina Institute applauds federal infrastructure announcement
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Cover of PACE enabling legislation recomendations for BC
Buildings
August 31, 2020
Publication

Property assessed clean energy enabling legislation

Recommendations to the Province of British Columbia
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workers installing solar panels on house roof
Electricity
August 26, 2020
Article

Helping Canadian communities rebuild stronger economies with renewables

Renewable electricity generation will drive economic growth
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Backgrounder cover with worker installing siding
Buildings
July 29, 2020
Publication

Training up for deep retrofits

Skilled trades are key to transforming Canada’s building sector
Portrait of Betsy Agar
first page of submission
Buildings
July 28, 2020
Publication

Accelerating B.C.’s economic recovery through building retrofits

Submission to the Government of British Columbia
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cover of embodied carbon Primer
Buildings
July 21, 2020
Publication

Embodied carbon and deep retrofits

A Reframed Tech Series primer
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