Don Iveson

Edmonton’s former mayor is optimistic the housing and climate crises can be addressed together and to everyone’s benefit. Don Iveson spoke at the COFI conference held recently in Vancouver on the need to interconnect housing initiatives with climate change adaptation. In addition to working as executive adviser on climate investing and community resilience for Co-Operators Insurance, Iveson is also co-chair of the Task Force for Housing and Climate, which aims to address the housing crisis while including measures to increase climate change resilience. …“How do we deliver that housing in a climate-smart way and make sure these houses will be resilient to the weather,” Iveson said. He added homebuilders will have to ensure emissions aren’t locked into builds that undermine the national Emissions Reduction Plan. …He added modularization and embracing technological innovation would be vital pieces to both increasing housing stock and fixing Canada’s lagging productivity woes.