Building for Sustainability – What Really Matters [Video]

What matters – and really doesn’t matter – when it comes to Building for Sustainability? David, Sara and Ed answer that question in a live episode of Energy vs Climate recorded on November 5, 2023 to kick off the Building for Sustainability symposium (https://www.buildingforsustainability.ca/sessions?ref=energyvsclimate.com) in Canmore, AB.

EPISODE NOTES
@00:3:30 Carbon sink and low-carbon building materials (https://www.ctc-n.org/technologies/carbon-sink-and-low-carbon-building-materials)
@00:5:30 Keeping The Heat In – Section 8: Upgrading windows and exterior doors (https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy-efficiency/homes/make-your-home-more-energy-efficient/keeping-the-heat/section-8-upgrading-windows-and-exterior-doors/15643)
@00:10:03 Spring Creek Mountain Village receives green energy certification (https://www.rmoutlook.com/business-news/spring-creek-mountain-village-receives-green-energy-certification-4221716)
@00:11:48 Fact sheet: Early Estimate of National Emissions 2022 (https://climateinstitute.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fact-sheet_-Early-Estimate-of-National-Emissions-2022.pdf)
@00:15:21 Goodbye, gas furnaces? Why electrification is the future of home heating (https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/greener-heating-1.5429709)
@00:20:25 Recent Progress in Green Cement Technology Utilizing Low-Carbon Emission Fuels and Raw Materials: A Review (https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/2/537)
@00:24:00 Heat Pumps Pay Off: Unlocking lower-cost heating and cooling in Canada (https://climateinstitute.ca/reports/heat-pumps-canada/#:~:text=Heat%2520pumps%2520come%2520out%2520ahead,cooling%2520in%2520a%2520single%2520appliance.)
@00:27:11 The green economy transition: the challenges of technological change for sustainability (https://sustainableearthreviews.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s42055-020-00029-y)
@00:29:00 Tesla Energy Storage Business, Solar Roof Revenues: Heading in Opposite Directions? (https://sustainabletechpartner.com/topics/energy-storage/tesla-energy-storage-business-solar-roof-revenues-heading-in-opposite-directions/)
@00:38:56  Incentive Programs (https://www.canmore.ca/your-community/environment/incentiveprograms#:~:text=Homeowners%2520can%2520now%2520apply%2520for,upgrades%2520without%2520an%2520upfront%2520cost.)
@00:39:50  Banff launches the first municipal solar feed-in tariff in Canada (https://www.pembina.org/blog/banff-launches-first-municipal-solar-feed-tariff-canada)
@00:40:34 The Solar Club™ (https://goglean.ca/solarclub/)
@00:42:49 CANMORELAND (https://canmoreland.ca/)
@00:44:24 An Overview of Natural Gas Bans in the U.S. (https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Natural-Gas-Ban-Report_Updated.pdf)  

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