ULI BC: Virtual Coffee & Conversations: Decarbonizing Canadian Construction - Reflections from EllisDon

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2025-07-16
2025-07-16T08:30:00 - 2025-07-16T09:30:00
America/Los_Angeles

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    Join ULI BC, in collaboration with ZEBx, for an insightful virtual morning conversation with Jolene McLaughlin, Vice President of Climate and Sustainability at EllisDon, as we explore what steady progress looks like in the decarbonization of Canada’s construction industry.


    In 2023, Jolene co-authored an article urging Canada to keep pace with U.S. climate leadership. Two years later, much has changed—politically, economically, and within the industry itself.
     

    Natalie Douglas, ZEBx Program Manager at the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre, will sit down with Jolene (virtually) to revisit that call to action and reflect on what’s shifted since then. What role does the construction and building sector play in both reducing emissions and adapting to the realities of a changing climate? And how might the federal government’s recently announced plans to accelerate building across Canada influence this transition?
     

    Grab a coffee, bring your questions, and join us for a timely and forward-looking discussion on building a more sustainable future.
     

    Feel free to bring any question that you have for Jolene about her work, projects, or professional life. Alternatively, you can also email us at [email protected] and we will select a few as part of our discussion.
    This event is being hosted in collaboration with the Zero Emissions Building Exchange (ZEBx), BC’s hub for green building education and networking.
     

    About Coffee & Conversations: Coffee and Conversations is ULI BC’s monthly early morning coffee speaker event, where all real estate professionals can drop in to meet other like-minded colleagues and hear new thoughts and ideas surrounding real estate development. Developers, builders, architects, urban planners, engineers, acquisition officers, brokers, mortgage professionals, appraisers, students – all real estate focused professionals…this event is for you! Open to ULI members and non-members. This event is free to attend for members, $5 for non-members. Registration is required.
     

    Speakers

    Speaker

    Jolene McLaughlin

    Vice President, Climate and Sustainability, EllisDon Corporation

    Jolene has over 12 years of experience driving sustainability initiatives in the built environment. As Vice President of Climate and Sustainability at EllisDon, she builds industry partnerships to advance climate mitigation and adaptation strategies. With a background as an architectural technologist and a strong problem-solving mindset, Jolene excels in developing and implementing practical strategies that improve building efficiency, resilience, and comfort. A versatile Project Manager, Jolene is passionate about enhancing buildings. She has extensive experience managing sustainability initiatives throughout construction and building operations across a broad range of ICI sector projects and building types. With a collaborative approach, she leads the development of pragmatic strategies to reduce carbon emissions across the value chain, from material sourcing and onsite processes to operational energy use.

    Moderator

    Natalie Douglas

    ZEBx Program Manager, Zero Emissions Innovation Centre

    Natalie (RPP, MCIP) leads the Zero Emissions Building Exchange (ZEBx), a key initiative of the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre (ZEIC) dedicated to accelerating building decarbonization. An urban planner with experience in both small towns and major cities across BC and Ontario, Natalie draws on her multidisciplinary expertise to support the building industry in constructing new buildings and retrofitting existing ones that enhance the well-being of both people and the climate. Prior to her work at ZEIC, Natalie worked at the City of Nelson where she advanced building policies such as the Energy and Zero Carbon Step Code and collaborated with the building industry to reduce embodied carbon emissions. Recognized for her skills in public engagement, facilitation, and public speaking, Natalie frequently hosts discussions, builds connections with key stakeholders, and fosters communities of practice to drive collaborative action on building decarbonization in BC.

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