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Brookfield Residential enrolls 4 communities in Built Green certification program
Brookfield enrolls 4 communities in Built Green program
Brookfield Residential has enrolled four of its Edmonton developments in Built Green Canada’s communities certification program, making it the first developer of its scale to do so under the pilot.
GEOpark building highlights benefits of zero-carbon: panel
GEOpark — an award-winning, zero-carbon multiunit residential building — is an example of how sustainability, comfort and costs can be effectively balanced in building design, key figures behind the Kingston, Ont. project said in a webinar.
Brookfield Renewable opens $750M green bond offering
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP (BEP-UN-T) on Thursday said it will launch a placement of $750 million worth of green bonds to secure funds for new investments outlined in its green financing framework.
E3 Lithium sees net loss of $2.7M in Q2
Calgary-based E3 Lithium Ltd. (ETL-X) reported a net loss and comprehensive loss of $2.7 million in the second quarter, compared to a loss of $2.2 million in Q2 2025. Total expenses for the quarter were $2.8 million.
PowerBank receives key permit for N.S. solar project
PowerBank Corporation (PBK-Q) announced that the 6.86-megawatt Brooklyn ground-mounted community solar project in Nova Scotia has completed environmental permitting. The project is now prepared to proceed with construction, which PowerBank expects to begin in the fall of 2026.
Electra secures feedstock for refinery ramp-up
Electra Battery Materials Corporation (ELBM-X) has announced an extension of its cobalt hydroxide feed purchase agreement with Glencore. The agreement secures 100 per cent of the feedstock required for the commissioning and ramp-up of Electra’s Ontario cobalt sulphate refinery through 2027.
Solar power installation growing in Manitoba
Manitoba Hydro said there’s been an uptick in Manitobans going solar, about a 13 per cent increase over the last five years. The Crown corporation said the current excess energy price at nearly 7.2 cents is the highest it’s ever been.
Feds join int'l declaration on sustainable procurement
The Canadian government has signed an international declaration in an effort to curb greenhouse gases caused by public procurement. The Belém Declaration on Sustainable Public Procurement was put forward by host country Brazil during COP30.
Buyers sometimes underestimate carbon footprint of homes
When people shop for a home, they tend to focus on the information listings put front and centre. Rarely do listings show how a home can shape a household’s carbon footprint through energy use and commuting.
Sudbury cross-laminated timber building to open in Sept.
Sudbury's Peace Tower Project is the first building of its kind in northern Ontario to be built with cross-laminated timber. The building material is made by combining several layers of two-by-fours to create large wood beams.
UBC researchers create wood substitute for plastic foam
B.C. researchers have created a pulpy alternative to plastic packaging foam, a product that makes use of logging waste that's often left behind and can fuel forest fires. Dubbed "wood foam," the substance was developed at the University of British Columbia.
U.K. solar panel demand hits 15-year high
Solar panel installations are surging across the U.K., according to official data, with new figures showing that 2026 could be another record-breaking year for households generating their own electricity.
CATL says all 20 battery plants are carbon neutral
CATL, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) battery maker, says it has achieved carbon neutrality across its core operations, with all 20 battery plants certified as carbon neutral. The Chinese battery giant announced the milestone on Aug. 17.
LG Energy continues to pivot away from EV batteries
A few years ago, battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution was racing to make cells for EVs. Today, most of LG Energy’s North American factories are making energy-storage batteries, or gearing up to, said Robert Lee, the company’s president for the region.
Germany revokes 'suspicious' carbon credits
A carbon credit project funded by ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. (XOM-N) was among dozens found by German authorities to be “suspicious,” to have overstated their environmental impact or to be fake.
Kimberly-Clark turns away from ‘natural’ trees for toilet paper
Two years after making a “natural forest-free” paper sourcing commitment, Kimberly-Clark is building a manufacturing plant to scale its use of hesperaloe, one of 70 regenerative natural fibres it has tabbed as an alternative to wood pulp.
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