Greening of building materials in public infrastructure : independent auditor's report.: FA1-26/2024-1-2E-PDF
"We found that the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Public Services and Procurement Canada, and Infrastructure Canada did not use their public infrastructure procurement and financing capacity effectively to prioritize the use of construction materials with a lower carbon footprint. From 2006 to 2016, improvements in energy efficiency reduced emissions from infrastructure, but it was not until 2017 that the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat addressed the issue of reducing the environmental impact of construction materials. Since then, progress has been made, but it is too slow given Canada's climate goals"--At a glance, overall message, page iii.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, author, issuing body. |
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| Title | Greening of building materials in public infrastructure : independent auditor's report. |
| Series title | Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development to the Parliament of Canada, 2561-1801 ; report 2 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Cover title. Issued also in French under title: L'écologisation des matériaux de construction des infrastructures publiques : rapport de l'auditeur indépendant. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Office of the Auditor General of Canada = Bureau du vérificateur général du Canada, 2024. ©2024 |
| Description | 1 online resource (v, 21 pages) : illustrations. |
| ISBN | 9780660707990 |
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| Subject terms | Building materials -- Environmental aspects -- Canada -- Auditing. Infrastructure (Economics) -- Environmental aspects -- Canada -- Auditing. |
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