Toronto’s iconic Fairmont Royal York hotel has achieved the Canada Green Building Council’s (CAGBC’s) Zero Carbon Building (ZCB)-Performance Standard certification after a $65 million retrofit project led by KingSett Capital.
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The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) is leading an innovative effort to prepare professionals in the building and real estate industries for a future with reduced carbon emissions.
The Stack in Vancouver set a milestone in Canada’s real estate, by being the first commercial high-rise office tower to achieve the Canada Green Building Council’s (CAGBC’s) Zero Carbon Building - Design standard certification.
VIA Rail has invested more than $25 million in the renovation of Winnipeg Union Station, a cornerstone of its western operations, allowing the company to continue providing a safe, comfortable, accessible, and sustainable user...
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) unveiled the 2023 CAGBC Awards winners at its Building Lasting Change conference. The annual awards celebrate innovative projects, teams, and individuals making positive contributions to Canada’s green building sector.
The Stack in Vancouver has become one of Canada’s largest commercial high-rise office towers to get a made-in-Canada Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) certification, for its innovative sustainability features.
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) has introduced the latest version of its Zero Carbon Building-Design (ZCB-Design) Standard,
The Curé-Paquin Elementary School of the Commission scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles (CSSMI) is the first grade school in all of Canada, and first project in Québec, to recieve the Zero-Carbon – Design certification from...
A new report by the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) provides an action plan to close the low-carbon building skills gap in the Ontario construction industry. With structures accounting for 30 per cent of...
Building green with channel glass
(12/15/2018)
Architects and specifiers can go “green” by employing channel glass, as glass is a recyclable material. Additionally, it provides natural daylight, controls acoustics, and improves energy efficiency. Some channel glasses are also bird friendly.
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