Artistic rendering of a BOSS duplex (KOR Architecture)
Written for Daily Hive Urbanized by Chris Hill, a board member of Passive House Canada, and the president of BCollective.
On November 17, 2020, The City of Vancouver Council approved the Climate Emergency Action Plan, putting Vancouver on track to reduce the city’s carbon pollution by 50% by 2030. The plan focuses on cutting carbon pollution from our biggest local source of carbon emissions as the burning of fossil fuels from buildings accounts for 54%.
The construction industry is slow to adapt to changing regulations and is in dire need of support. The way we build houses is pretty much the same as it was in the 1920s. Lumber is sent to building sites, crews cut and nail materials together, a variety of trades bring parts to the site then perform tasks to solve the complex puzzles around homebuilding. This all creates a large amount of waste and frustration.
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Ofer Ben-Dov: The financial sector must act now to fight the climate crisis Opinion: As Vancouver strives to become the greenest city in the world, the city needs to make sure its financial sector is in sync with the city’s sustainability goals and sends the appropriate signals to developers and their financiers
Author of the article: Ofer Ben-Dov
Publishing date: May 14, 2021 • 4 hours ago • 4 minute read • The City of Vancouver approved a Climate Emergency Action Plan to reduce its carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2030. To achieve the goal, the financial sector must be on board to drive the required shift in the business sector, says Ofer Ben-Dov. Photo by JENNIFER GAUTHIER /REUTERS files