Aging Buildings and the Climate Emergency: Opportunity Knocks!
A Canadian study shows that upgrading North America’s aging buildings offer a historic opportunity for climate action and renewal.
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A Canadian study shows that upgrading North America’s aging buildings offer a historic opportunity for climate action and renewal.
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SSG’s work is carried out on unceded and unsurrendered Indigenous territories, ranging from the traditional lands of the Michif Piyii in the North to the Huilliche in the South; from Hul'qumi'num Peoples in the West to the Mi'kma’qi in the East.
SSG recognizes that land acknowledgements alone are insufficient. We are committed to educating ourselves about the lands we are on and ensuring that our work contributes to healing and decolonization.
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