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2010-2023
Buildings
June 9, 2022
Media Release

Deep retrofits should be priority in B.C.’s extreme heat event strategy

Preparations for unprecedented rises in temperature must include funding for infrastructure upgrades and focus on the most vulnerable
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cover of actions needed to electrify BC buildings
Buildings
May 25, 2022
Publication

Actions Needed to Electrify British Columbia’s Buildings

CleanBC’s plan for the building sector is a promising start to a clean energy future
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Buildings, Transportation
April 29, 2022
Media Release

Ontario budget doubles down on electrification and EV manufacturing

Response to the 2022 Ontario pre-election budget
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Cover of BC green building jobs
Buildings, Equitable Transition
December 8, 2021
Publication

Growth in B.C.’s green building sector spurs job creation

Increased investments will help accelerate a clean energy economy
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Buildings
December 8, 2021
Media Release

More investment needed to create jobs in green construction and cut emissions from B.C. buildings

To meet 2030 climate targets, utilities need to double down on spending with a focus on electrification and deep retrofits
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Letter supporting Toronto Hydro’s Climate Action Plan
Buildings, Electricity
December 7, 2021
Publication

Supporting Toronto Hydro’s Climate Action Plan

Letter to City of Toronto Executive Committee
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Buildings
July 15, 2021
Media Release

Heat waves fuel urgency to retrofit homes and buildings

Pembina Institute report finds building retrofits could create 200,000 jobs, generate $48 billion in economic development, and slash carbon emissions
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cover for Canada's renovation wave with workers renovating older building
Buildings
July 14, 2021
Publication

Canada’s Renovation Wave

A plan for jobs and climate
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Letter to NRCan
Buildings
June 23, 2021
Publication

Letter to NRcan re energy efficient appliances

Supporting the proposed Amendment 17 to the Energy Efficiency Regulations
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Buildings
May 27, 2021
Media Release

Federal energy efficiency grant for homeowners falls short on funding, program design

Pembina Institute reacts to the launch of the Canada Greener Homes Grant
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Buildings
May 26, 2021
Media Release

Demonstration projects to make existing homes safer, more energy-efficient, less polluting

Pembina Institute joins BC Housing, Metro Vancouver Housing Corporation, City of Vancouver, BC Non-Profit Housing Association to issue request for proposals
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Icicles on roof edge of older house
Buildings
March 16, 2021
Op-ed

For health, climate and jobs, Canada needs a major housing investment

Deep retrofits can boost GDP, lower emissions
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Banner from Kamloops home retrofit report with images of housing types
Buildings
February 23, 2021
Publication

Kamloops needs to retrofit homes to reduce carbon pollution

Infographic shows scale of retrofits required to become a zero-carbon community by 2050
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Case study
Buildings
December 17, 2020
Publication

Faster permitting and better retrofit projects

Case study
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Case study
Buildings
December 15, 2020
Publication

Retrofitting with tenants in place

Case study
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