EllisDon has united with eight of Canada’s largest general contractors – Aecon, Bird, Chandos, Graham, Ledcor, Multiplex, PCL, and Pomerleau – to establish the Canadian Construction Sustainability Alliance. Its purpose is to promote strategic sustainable action and growth within the construction sector by fostering collaboration, sharing expertise, and developing practical solutions. 

Together with Transition Accelerator, the Alliance released Growing and Greening Canadian Construction—a first-of-its-kind report analyzing emissions from over 600 construction projects and outlining key steps to decarbonize jobsites nationwide. 

The report highlights five priority actions for reducing emissions: 

• Electrify light-duty vehicles and small equipment 

• Optimize and electrify temporary heating 

• Use renewable diesel as a transition fuel 

• Connect sites to grid power instead of diesel generators (when possible) 

• Adopt hybrid and electric excavation equipment 

By working together, this coalition of industry leaders sends a clear message: Canada’s builders are ready to lead on sustainability while continuing to deliver growth, jobs, and infrastructure.