Grants and Contributions

The project will involve a collaboration led by Clean Energy Canada at Simon Fraser University, working with industry partners to better understand the cost implications of using low-carbon construction materials in common infrastructure and residential and commercial building types across Canada.

The costing analysis will include new case studies representing a variety of horizontal infrastructure assets such as waste and water systems, roads, and transit infrastructure, across three Canadian regions: Western Canada, the Prairies, and Central Canada. The research will also provide additional case studies for commercial construction, including multi-unit residential buildings as well as low-rise residential and commercial buildings in different regions of the country.

To provide a contribution towards the costs incurred by the recipient to develop high-quality accounting standards for use by public sector entities.

The project, spearheaded by Clean Energy Canada at Simon Fraser University, brought together academic experts and industry partners, and explored the relationship between low-carbon construction and project costs for typical building types across Canada by switching to lower embodied carbon emissions materials and implementing building design changes.

The lecture event featured five speakers who explored potential futures under each possible United States administration and how Canada should respond. They also delved into the sentiments of Americans, backed by current polling data, and presented an ambitious ‘Matter More’ strategy to guide Canada’s approach to the United States of America.