Manitoba and Canada both have green centennial milestones to celebrate—the province has completed its 100th project certified under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), and the country has finished its 100th project certified...
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Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has not only introduced two new categories to its Leadership Awards, but also signed an agreement with Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) to embark on a joint venture.
Curing Canada’s carbon emissions with new standard
(06/19/2017)
Last month, the country’s first Zero Carbon Building Standard was launched by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC), in support of both CaGBC’s Zero Carbon Building Initiative and Canada’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gas...
Toronto hospital sets high bar for sustainability
(05/23/2017)
Humber River Hospital shot for Silver, but instead earned Gold. The Toronto acute care hospital exceeded its high sustainability goals and was certified to the higher level under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental...
The 2017 Manitoba Provincial Budget was released last month, but the Manitoba Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) is still hoping for more detail.
The first commercial project in Canada to be certified to Platinum under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4 program is the Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC’s) Vancouver office.
Looking at Canada’s high LEED performance in 2016
(02/27/2017)
Last month, the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) announced the country has surpassed 92.9 million m2 (1 billion sf) of space certified under the organization’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.
Design/construction professionals with an interest in sustainability will have a chance to expand on their knowledge at the Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC’s) conference, Building Lasting Change 2017, in Vancouver from May 30 to...
Last month, the Canadian Green Building Council (CaGBC) began the first stage of its Zero Carbon Buildings Initiative with the release of the Zero Carbon Buildings Framework, which assesses energy-efficient buildings with minimal greenhouse...
Calgary high school named greenest in Canada
(10/03/2016)
The Career and Technology Centre (CTC) at Lord Shaughnessy High School in Calgary won the Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC’s) 2016 Greenest School in Canada competition. The jury, comprising green building experts from across...
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