Featured Projects
Displacement Ventilation Emergence in Healthcare (DiVE)
January 18, 2026
The DiVE initiative is exploring how displacement ventilation can improve air quality, infection control, and energy efficiency in Canadian healthcare facilities. Its goal is to create healthier, lower-carbon, and more cost-effective healthcare environments.
Decarbonization in Action: Implementing Climate Solutions in Canadian Hospitals
July 28, 2025
The Decarbonization in Action project helps hospitals reduce greenhouse gas emissions across operations while maintaining quality care. A 2025 test program with 13 hospital sites supported 26 initiatives and cut over 1,550 tonnes of emissions. The program is expanding across Ontario in 2026.
Low-Carbon Heat-Health Solutions in Care Settings
March 28, 2025
This project helps healthcare facilities respond to extreme indoor heat and protect vulnerable people. It studies how heat affects patients, residents, and staff in hospitals, long-term care homes, and clinics across Canada. The findings will help improve how healthcare settings adapt to rising heat risks.
Recent Articles & News
Optimizing prescribed inhaler use: nursing support for people and the planet
June 18, 2026
This article suggests that nurses can improve both patient outcomes and environmental sustainability by optimizing inhaler use. It highlights that metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) use potent greenhouse-gas propellants, while dry powder and soft mist inhalers have much lower carbon footprints.
New ‘Healthy Capital’ Tools Launch to Support Mission-Aligned Investing Across Canadian Health Care Foundations
April 15, 2026
Celebrating the launch of three new, free sustainable investment tools to help Canadian health care foundations align billions in long-term investments with health outcomes and sustainability goals.
Decarbonization in Action Pilot Builds Momentum for Hospital-Led Climate Action in Ontario
April 14, 2026
The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care and MaRS Discovery District proudly mark the completion of the Decarbonization in Action: Implementing Climate Solutions in Canadian Hospitals pilot project.Â
Upcoming Events
3rd Annual Forum on Healthcare Infrastructure, Atlantic Canada
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July 15 – July 16 at Atlantica Hotel