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...


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...

Sustainability is an increasingly important factor in decision-making for both new construction and the retrofitting or expansion of existing buildings. However, what is the easiest way to know which materials are the most sustainable...



2017 marks the Future City Competition's inaugural year in Canada. Integrated into Grade 6, 7, and 8 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curricula, it challenges students to create a city overcoming a widespread...

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...

In the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’s) ranking of the world’s top 10 countries for the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, Canada—which ranked first in 2015 and 2014—is now second on...