Restoring Canada’s Housing Affordability and Cutting Carbon Emissions: The Modular Construction Approach
To restore housing affordability, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) projects that Canada will need an additional 3.5 million housing units beyond those currently […]
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Toronto Homes Can’t Go Carbon-Neutral Unless Developers Get On Board
This featured article from The Local explores the crucial role of developers in making Toronto’s housing carbon-neutral. This piece dives into innovative green building practices […]
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One Yonge Teardown Proposal Fires Up Carbon Cost Debate.
We are excited to share an insightful article from The Globe and Mail discussing the environmental impact of building demolitions, featuring a discussion with our […]
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Climate-resilient designs future-proof buildings in Canadian cities
We are excited to share that our CEO and Founder, Ryan Zizzo, was recently featured in The Globe and Mail, discussing climate-resilient design and future-proofing […]
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Net-zero Climate Commitments: False Flag or Ambitious Policy?
Recently, there has been a growing chorus of companies from all sectors that are committing to decarbonization. Some companies have taken their commitments a step […]
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Comment Period Open for Two Initiatives that Could Reshape Embodied Carbon Regulations and Reporting in North America
Two documents are currently open for public comment that have the ability to transform embodied carbon management in North American buildings. The first is a […]
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Low-carbon Solutions Celebrated at the Inaugural Ontario Embodied Carbon Awards
Introduction On November 28, 2023, the Ontario Embodied Carbon Awards, a collaboration between the Carbon Leadership Forum’s Toronto and Ottawa hubs, were unveiled to celebrate […]
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How Canada Can Solve Two Problems at Once: Building Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis
Canada’s bounty has made us lazy. As a country, we haven’t prioritized efficiency because we haven’t had to. Over the past century, we’ve built sprawling […]
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Regulating Embodied Carbon in Construction: Lessons from California
Mantle Developments has examined California’s pioneering approach to regulating embodied carbon in construction and explores potential lessons for Ontario in embodied carbon regulation. Keywords: Embodied […]
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Toronto Becomes First Jurisdiction in North America to Enact Whole-building Embodied Carbon Caps on New City-owned Buildings
On May 10, 2023, Toronto became the first North American jurisdiction to require lower-carbon construction materials, limiting embodied carbon from new municipal building construction. New […]
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