Thousands of residential homes are demolished in Metro Vancouver each year while we face a national housing crisis. Construction and demolition materials also make up 25% of landfill waste. It is estimated that 20% of demolished homes are high-quality homes that can be moved and repurposed, while another 60% could be deconstructed and the materials […]
A National Construction Waste Analysis in Canada Using LEED™ Certified Project Data The Watching our Waste report, developed with the support of the National Zero Waste Council, analyses the collected construction and demolition (C&D) waste data of 678 LEED Canada certified projects from across the country. This represents the largest such dataset currently available and is comprised of […]
This nationwide study, undertaken by Light House with the support of BC Housing, investigates one of the most significant contributors to construction and demolition (C&D) waste – the construction of multi-unit residential buildings. The study examined the amount and types of C&D waste generated by 106 LEED-certified multi-unit residential building projects across Canada built between […]
