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How Toronto Can Reduce Embodied Carbon Through Smarter Design, Circularity, and Procurement

Embodied carbon is being increasingly recognized for its central role in the carbon impact of the built environment. The City of Toronto is leading the […]

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Nova Scotia Power Case Study: Increasing Power Utility Resilience Through Climate Change Scenario Analysis

The power sector and its infrastructure are increasingly exposed to physical climate risks and subject to short-term acute disruptions and longer-term chronic impacts reducing operational […]

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Exploring Circular Strategies to Extend the Life of Existing Buildings; Retrofit Versus Demolition and New Construction

In a new study released on behalf of CSA Group, Mantle Developments carried out a comparative analysis assessing the impacts of deep retrofits in comparison […]

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Canadian Nuclear Laboratories: Case Study and Environmental Impact Analysis 

Mantle Developments created a case study on the Canadian Nuclear Lab’s recent mass timber demonstration projects at their Chalk River campus in eastern Ontario. At […]

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Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Commercial Real Estate

Mantle Developments conducted a national and international literature review of existing codes, standards, guidelines, and resources, to support the Canadian Standards Association’s (CSA) climate resilience […]

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Policy Primer: Regulating Embodied Emissions of Buildings; Insights for Ontario’s Municipal Governments

Download the policy primer here.  Mantle Developments, together with the University of Toronto’s Ha/f Research Studio and the City of Toronto’s Planning Department, have produced a […]

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Ontario’s first benchmarking of embodied carbon for large buildings

Mantle Developments, together with the University of Toronto’s Ha/f Research Studio and the City of Toronto, have produced the first benchmarking of embodied carbon for […]

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Strategies for Low Carbon Concrete

Mantle Developments authors report on procuring low embodied carbon concrete.  Did you know that concrete is the second most widely consumed substance after only water? […]

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Net Zero Carbon Construction

Understanding Embodied Carbon & Net Zero Carbon Construction When it comes to creating lower-carbon construction, does the building industry have a blind spot? For a […]

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Integrating LCA into Ontario’s Infrastructure Planning & Decision Making

Mantle was engaged by the Ontario Ministry of Infrastructure to perform research, analysis, and provide insights for consideration on strategies to integrate life cycle assessment […]

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