Building Reports

Policymakers in Canada’s fastest growing cities face a triple challenge over the next decade…

On February 16th, RBC, the Task Force on Housing and Climate, and BC Housing joined forces to host a roundtable discussion in Vancouver to address Canada’s housing crisis by enabling and scaling prefabricated or manufactured construction

The building sector is the 3rd most emission intensive sectors in Canada, accounting for 13% of all emissions in 2022 or 92 MT of CO2e.

Buildings have long been at the heart of Canada’s emissions problem. Heated by gas furnaces, powered by coal-fired electricity