Ottawa, ON — Canada is taking further steps to tackle the construction sector’s biggest challenge — decarbonization.
The Construction Research Centre at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) is launching its new platform to decarbonize the construction sector at scale.
The construction sector is a significant emitter of greenhouse gases from producing construction materials to heating, cooling and maintaining existing buildings and infrastructure.
To achieve Canada’s emission reduction targets by 2050, new low-carbon technologies and tools are needed to support further advancements in the construction sector.
Working with academia, industry and governments, the NRC is applying its research and development expertise to support developing and deploying low-carbon construction solutions.
The NRC’s new platform will feature a low-carbon regulatory framework. The NRC will work with stakeholders to develop new low-carbon requirements and implement them through standards, specifications, guidelines and publications such as the Canadian National Master Construction Specification (NMS) and the National Model Codes.
There will also be a series of initiatives that support the low-carbon built environment. The Low Carbon Built Environment Challenge program will support the development of low-carbon construction tools, products and services.
While the Construction Sector Digitalization and Productivity Challenge program will support further modernization and digitalization of Canadian construction sector practices.
The NRC also calls on the industry to collaborate on strategic R&D projects to support developing and deploying large-scale low-carbon construction solutions.