There are a wide range of hidden housing solutions on single-family lots: secondary suites; stratification of character homes; laneway suites; and laneway stratas.

Cities would be wise to keep people at the centre of the urban and transportation planning.

Without a history of striving for challenging goals, Vancouver wouldn’t be the city it is today.

Vancouver's goal is consistent with the B.C. Government’s aim to make buildings ready for net zero emissions by 2032.

Vancouver’s new Zero Emission Building Plan represents this exact shift.

In co-operation with other levels of government, Canadian cities can achieve significant new emissions reductions that go well beyond what Canada has already pledged.

With the Renewable City Strategy in place, residents, the City, and taxpayers will be able to capitalize on a number of energy-saving benefits.

Vancouver’s strategy can help to deliver on that need while paying dividends to locals in the form of energy savings, cleaner air, and green jobs.

Going green in this way isn’t just good for the planet, it is also good for the regional economy.

Shifting to 100-per-cent renewable energy is possible and a crucial step toward achieving climate security.