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Built Environment
Buildings play a major role in energy use, emissions, resource consumption, and community resilience. Cleantech is creating opportunities to improve building performance, reduce environmental impacts, and make the places where we live and work more efficient and resilient.
Browse the latest articles, insights, and perspectives on the technologies shaping the built environment, from energy-efficient construction and retrofits to building management, low-carbon materials, and water conservation.
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![3 Ways to Reduce Carbon Emissions in the Built Environment]()
June 29, 2026 Article 3 Ways to Reduce Carbon Emissions in the Built Environment Discover how AI can reduce emissions in the built environment through smarter design, lower carbon materials, intelligent building operations, and digital twins that support long-term decarbonization and energy efficiency. View Article -
![Scaling Solutions for Canada’s Housing Supply and Affordability Crisis]()
July 9, 2025 Article Scaling Solutions for Canada’s Housing Supply and Affordability Crisis Foresight Canada is helping scale the housing solutions needed nationwide—accelerating innovation to build faster, reduce costs, and improve housing access. View Article -
![Meet the Innovators Decarbonizing Your Summer Travels]()
July 11, 2024 Article Meet the Innovators Decarbonizing Your Summer Travels As summer plans take shape, our environmental stewardship takes on greater urgency. Canadian innovators are stepping up with bold commitments to decarbonize travel. View Article -
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March 12, 2024 Article Balancing Affordability and Decarbonization Decarbonizing Canada’s commercial and residential buildings is an essential step in the path to a net zero economy, and despite popular discourse, can be a wise economic strategy. View Article
