The transformative potential of energy efficient buildings as infrastructure

The conceptualization of energy efficiency as infrastructure could be a game changer. It might mean we start to finally capture the large-scale benefits from more efficient and zero-carbon buildings.
The ARISE building at Carleton University in Ottawa.
OTTAWA—Infrastructure usually refers to large projects like highways, dams, or wastewater treatment, however, this year’s Throne Speech contained a nuance that might have gone unnoticed: “energy efficient retrofits” were listed as an infrastructure investment. Now, the Canada Infrastructure ...

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