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The third residential project at Beedie Living's master-planned Metro Vancouver community of Fraser Mills will be two six-storey wood-framed condo buildings designed to appeal to downsizers and new families. via @RENXhomes renxhomes.ca/chapter-condos…

Optimism about hydrogen to help decarbonize the economy underpins the vision of Colin Armstrong, co-founder, president and CEO of HTEC and latest recipient of the Hydrogen Leader of the year at the Canadian Hydrogen Convention Awards. via @BizSustainably sustainablebiz.ca/the-hydrogen-i…

The triple whammy of high demand and building costs, plus elevated interest rates will impact the housing industry across most of Canada through 2024, offering no relief to Canadians seeking entry into the housing market, the CMHC predicts. via @RENXhomes renxhomes.ca/cmhc-expects-s…

Sydney, N.S.-based alterBiota has received $4 million in seed funding to increase hiring and upgrade its commercial-scale facility to make a concrete additive based on biographene. via Sustainable Biz Canada sustainablebiz.ca/alterbiota-rai…

Starlight Investments has placed a portfolio of 26 multifamily assets with 2,643 housing units in eight Ontario and BC markets up for sale. If a transaction is closed, it would almost certainly be one of the largest of the year for the sector. via @RENXca renx.ca/starlight-list…

Our top story from April: The COVID-19 pandemic may have inadvertently created conditions conducive to a more sustainable corporate environment, according to the VP of @envoffsystems, which is helping stem the tide of excess furniture bound for landfills. sustainablebiz.ca/envirotech-rep…

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Cielo Waste Solutions Corp. of Calgary, has obtained the technology necessary to produce biofuels made from wood by-products at two sites in Alberta. The company is now planning to expand to the United States. via @BizSustainably sustainablebiz.ca/Cielo-to-turn-…

Two established Greater Toronto Area development companies have created a joint venture known as Newrise to complete the final phase of the Glen Abbey Encore community in Oakville - the midrise Ovation Rentals which will offer 356 apartments. via @RENXca renx.ca/newrise-partne…

A tenth of Canada’s housing is uninsurable for overland floods, the Intact Centre says in its latest report, sounding the alarm for municipalities and the housing industry to take preventive steps. via @RENXhomes renxhomes.ca/flood-risk-hou…

While over two-thirds of Canadians have positive views about sustainable investing less than one-quarter have investments matching that belief, exposing a gap between words and deeds, according to a survey by Mackenzie Investments. via @BizSustainably sustainablebiz.ca/sustainable-in…

Entry-level housing, innovation and social connection will be prioritized in a community planned for a 189-acre tract in Pembroke, Ont. now owned by Ottawa developer Creative Dev Ventures. via @RENXhomes renxhomes.ca/ottawa-develop…

Hines Canadian real estate portfolio has "significantly" outperformed its holdings in other western markets, so the company has amassed an additional $2 billion in funds to deploy according to one of its top Canadian executives. via @RENXca renx.ca/hines-bullish-…

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Artifact Group is expanding its hospitality portfolio in Quebec with the acquisition of the 595-key DoubleTree by Hilton Downtown Montreal hotel, one of the major components of the Complexe Desjardins in the city’s entertainment district. via @RENXca renx.ca/artifact-group…

Sustainable housing reduces long-term costs for buyers and ensures builders stay ahead of ever-changing green building regulations, according to Sterling Homes' Kelly Williams. via @RENXhomes renxhomes.ca/maverick-ambas…

Shoppers Drug Mart has launched a recycling program for its private cosmetics line with Trenton, N.J.-headquartered TerraCycle, tackling a waste stream that is rarely accepted by curbside blue bin services. via @BizSustainably sustainablebiz.ca/shoppers-drug-…

A series of setbacks in 2023 will make way for PyroGenesis Canada Inc.’s “most robust sales pipeline we’ve ever had” in 2024, CEO Peter Pascali said during its Q4 2023 financials call Tuesday with investors. via @BizSustainably sustainablebiz.ca/strong-sales-p…

The federal government has unveiled a $6-billion Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund to arm provinces with funds to build water and solid waste infrastructure, provided they facilitate rapid construction of more, and denser, housing options. via @RENXca renx.ca/canadian-gover…

Winning the inaugural Built Green Canada Transformational Maverick award acknowledges a fundamental shift in focus by Major Homes, says the chief operating officer of the family-operated Vancouver custom homebuilder. via @RENXhomes renxhomes.ca/major-homes-fo…