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GENERAL
· Greening the Construction Trades: Upskilling for a Net-Zero Future – Canadian Apprenticeship Forum and CICan with Member College presenters discuss upskilling the trades to meet climate Net Zero goals in construction.
- Climate Change Resilience in the Built Environment guide – World Green Building Council (worldgbc.org) (also attached). (More of a European context but extremely enlightening nonetheless)
- Pages 3,4 and 5 provide context on the integration of climate change consideration.
- Pages 11 and 12 touch on the construction industry, at the building scale.
- Page 19 provides a resource list.
- Greening Procurement in Canada: New Implications for the Construction Industry and Beyond – McMillan LLP
- Talks about Supporting Net-Zero Carbon Concrete & new government standards imposing specific obligations on contracting authorities and vendors across Canada.
- Greening Canada’s buildings will create 75,000 jobs annually on the pathway to net zero – Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC)
- Talks about Retrofits, Green Building and Advocacy
- 2019 Sustainable Electricity Annual Report (electricity.ca)
- This report provides an overview of the sustainability performance of CEA (Canadian Electricity Association) corporate utility members in 2018.
- Future climate data for buildings and infrastructure design now includes the impacts of climate change – National Research Council Canada)
- Canada Greener Homes Grant (nrcan.gc.ca)
- Technical summary of report findings from the CRBCPI assessment of the impact of climate change on climatic design data in Canada – National Research Council Canada
- Verkerk, P.J., Hassegawa, M., Van Brusselen, J., Cramm, M., Chen, X., Maximo, Y. I., Koç, M., Lovrić, M. and Tegegne, Y. T. 2022. The role of forest products in the global bioeconomy – Enabling substitution by wood-based products and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. Rome, FAO. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7274e.
- Volk, M., Hansen, G., Nettles, B. (2018). Incorporating Climate Change into Landscape Architectural Projects and Practice. In Nawari, N., Clark, N. (Eds). Tropical Storms as a Setting for Adaptive Development and Architecture: iNTA 2017. 6th International Network of Tropical Architecture 2017 Conference Proceedings.
- Electricity Grid Resilience: Climate Change Is Expected to Have Far-reaching Effects and DOE and FERC Should Take Actions | U.S. GAO
- United Nations Environment Programme (2022). Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction: Towards a Zero-emission, Efficient and Resilient Buildings and Construction Sector. Nairobi
- Buildings – Analysis – IEA,2020
- Global Status Report (Buildings GSR) report,2020,2022
- THE 17 GOALS | Sustainable Development (un.org)
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CARPENTRY
- International Living Future Institute – Manufacturer’s Guide | January 2023
- Using the right building products:
- Declare is an ingredients label for building products paired with an online database of healthy materials for building project specifications. It allows manufacturers of ecologically sound products to demonstrate market leadership in the growing movement toward product transparency and health in the built environment and provides them an expanded point of entry into the world’s most groundbreaking sustainable building projects.
- BOOK: The Power of Zero (Digital Edition) | International Living Future Institute Online Store (living-future.org)
- The Power of Zero showcases the world’s leading net zero energy buildings, demonstrating tangible examples, successful strategies, and actual data for developers, designers, and contractors to effectively achieve net zero energy performance while mitigating climate change, ocean acidification, and extraction impacts.
- Canada’s construction industry striving to build on sustainable solutions – The Globe and Mail
- Incentives and stricter legislation
- Provincial and municipal standards
- Sustainable materials such as mass timber
- LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified buildings across Canada
- Embodied Carbon White Paper (sbcanada.org)
- This white paper will explore the issues and opportunities relating to embodied carbon and current industry trends on the topic. The paper will also analyze the impact of design decisions on embodied carbon, specifically structural materials and environmental conservation measures (ECMs). Where applicable, embodied carbon will be compared to the operational savings associated with these design decisions.
- Last page contains: Embodied Carbon Guide for Developers and Design Teams
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HVACR
- Whitepaper Sustainable HVAC Design – Heinen & Hopman (heinenhopman.com)
- This whitepaper describes six ways to improve the sustainability of maritime HVAC systems.
- Discusses solutions related to refrigerants, smart design, waste heat recovery, electric efficiency, energy recovery, energy management.
- Sustainable HVAC Design: Using Air Movement in Air Conditioned Buildings | AIAU
- Innovative HVAC design strategy that pairs traditional air conditioning with energy-efficient air movement permits a substantial offset of necessary HVAC capacity and likewise improves air quality by ensuring fresh air reaches the occupant breathing zone. After construction is complete, the incorporation of air movement allows a reduction in energy consumption, as end-users can raise the thermostat setpoint without sacrificing comfort. This presentation will review recent changes to ASHRAE Standards 55 and 90.1 which substantiate the impact of elevated air speed and will explore benefits of this innovative HVAC design strategy.
- A Guide to Sustainable HVAC Systems for Students in HVAC School | North American Trade Schools (nats.ca)
- Knowing how to apply these tools and materials to sustainable solutions is valuable to stay ahead of the industry. To become more sustainable, construction technicians should consider the bigger picture and think in terms of building integration. By choosing the right products, materials, and building designs, technicians can push for a more sustainable future for the construction industry.
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LANDSCAPING
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ELECTRICAL
- Electrification encouraged through new ACPs – Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC)
- Electrification plays a major role in reducing operational carbon.
- Alternative Compliance Paths enforce the following for all new buildings: Be built capable of running without onsite combustion except at very low outdoor temperatures, Have low peak heating and cooling loads, Reduce other energy loads and invest in renewable power.
- How and Why Electrical Contractors Should Embrace Sustainability (trinitypower.com)
- Introduction to the implementation of sustainability aspect into electrical related services such as solar installations, LED lighting, controls, electrical vehicle charging.
- 2019 & 2020 Sustainable Electricity Annual Report by Electricity Canada – Issuu
- The report discloses performance data from Electricity Canada Members. It provides detail on their operating environment and initiatives that are being implemented in an effort to advance sustainability in the electricity sector, all within five reporting pillars. Low-Carbon Future, Infrastructure Renewal and Modernization, Building Relationships, Risk-Management Systems and Business Excellence.
- Touches on electric vehicles, green buildings and their specific standards for energy use, energy sources and resource recycling,
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