Shaping Canada’s future by investing in its past

The pursuit of zero-carbon for the renovated Centre Block will prove what we have been saying since we created the Zero Carbon Building Standard—that there is a pathway to zero for every building.

The main hall at the main entrance of the House of Commons boasts high ceilings that lead to the entrance of the library. Workers stand in the space on June 16, 2021, during a media tour. If we are to meet our 2030 and 2050 climate targets, zero-carbon must become the norm, not the exception, for every new building and every retrofit, writes Brent Gilmour.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Opinion

BY BRENT GILMOUR

June 30, 2021

On June 17, Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) provided updates on the progress of the largest and most complex heritage restoration project in Canada. Since December 2018, Parliament Hill’s Centre Block has been closed to make way for a visitor welcome complex and the rehabilitation an...

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