The hidden climate costs of B.C.'s burgeoning highrises, Part II
Research reveals highrises come with elevated “embodied” costs, which refer to how much greenhouse gases they emit.
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Research reveals highrises come with elevated “embodied” costs, which refer to how much greenhouse gases they emit.
Analysis: Architect say his controversial rendering not intended to be exact, but some Broadway plan critics have taken it that way
The proposed massive changes to the city ignore basics for affordability and livability. Council, take note.
by Carlito Pablo on April 20th, 2021 at 1:03 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1 Vision Vancouver ruled the city for a decade from 2008 to 2018. The developer-friendly party left behind several legacies. One of these is a new definition of social housing. Social housing used to mean 100 percent affordable housing. With Vision Vancouver, entire developments came to be known as social housing even though only 30 percent of the units are affordable housing. It does not matter that 70 percent of the units are rented at market units. Vision Vancouver is gone, a new council has taken over, but Vision’s definit...