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NMG develops low-carbon coating for battery anode material
Patrice Boulanger, the vice-president of sales, marketing and business development for Nouveau Monde Graphite. (Courtesy Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc.) Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (NMG) has developed a coating for battery anode materials that could eliminate over 100 kilograms of carbon dioxide emissions per tonne of coated graphite, offering battery manufacturers a lower-carbon alternative to petroleum-based materials.
How retailers can turn holiday peaks into year-round sustainability gains
For retailers, the holiday season is typically measured in sales, customer traffic and inventory movement. But it also provides something less obvious: a real-world stress test for the buildings in which all of that activity takes place. Whether a retailer manages one location or hundreds, the challenge is similar: gaining enough visibility and control to reduce energy waste, maintaining comfortable store conditions and addressing equipment issues before they disrupt operations.
Halifax startup pHathom's plan to store CO2 in the ocean
A picture of part of the pHathom team. First from the left is chief operating officer Andrew Ray; second from the left is CEO Kimberly Gilbert. (Courtesy pHathom Technologies Inc.) pHathom Technologies Inc., a startup based in Halifax, looks to commercialize the capture of carbon emissions from biomass-burning facilities by securely storing it in the oceans as an economic climate-change solution.
Smart tech retrofits revitalize aging retail spaces
Aging retail buildings, once the backbone of bustling commercial districts, are now environmental and financial liabilities. As climate risks intensify and operating costs climb, retail landlords, tenants, and facility managers face a critical question: how to adapt for the future? Retrofitting outdated retail facilities with smart technology boosts efficiency and simplifies management, and government incentives are making these improvements more accessible than ever.
Progress, not perfection: How Canadian businesses can build greener spaces today
GUEST SUBMISSION: As Canadians enter the end of winter and energy bills remain elevated, businesses across the country face a familiar challenge: how to keep buildings comfortable and operational while managing costs and meeting increasingly urgent sustainability commitments.
From dairy to district energy: B.C. building deconstruction drives circularity
Heavy machinery tears down the former Saputo facility in Burnaby, part of an effort to redevelop the site it sits on for Peterson Group's Blake Village. (Courtesy iShot) The deconstruction of a former Saputo facility in Burnaby, B.C. could supply the materials to help build a key part of a planned district energy system. Located on a property owned by Vancouver-based developer Peterson Group, the 215,000-square-foot building used to be a dairy processing site.
'This is what we need to do': Wendy Macdonald is on a mission at RJC
Wendy Macdonald, RJC Engineers' first national sustainability and carbon leader. (Courtesy RJC Engineers) Wendy Macdonald, the first national sustainability and carbon leader for RJC Engineers, aspires to infuse a green mindset throughout the Canadian firm — from consultants to clients. Macdonald is a veteran LEED and sustainability consultant based in Victoria, B.C. with a background in energy modelling, climate risk analysis and mechanical design. Before RJC, she worked for Advicas and Stantec.
ChangeMakers acquires R&G to expand sustainability expertise
Alyssa Melnyk, the social impact consulting president of ChangeMakers. (Courtesy ChangeMakers) Strategy and communications firm ChangeMakers is expanding its sustainability and climate consulting capabilities and pursuing new markets with its acquisition of Halifax-based consultancy R&G Strategic.
Aduro to demonstrate plastics recycling tech in scale-up facility
Aduro has chosen the Chemelot Industrial Park to host its scale-up facility, which it plans to elevate over time to process more plastic waste. (Courtesy Aduro Clean Technologies Inc.) Aduro Clean Technologies Inc. (ACT-CN) plans to site its scale-up facility in a Dutch industrial park, where it looks to process thousands of tonnes of plastic waste for recycling and reuse.
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