CaGBC
Canadian Facility Management & Design
CaGBC receives support from Climate Action Fund
The Government of Canada is providing up to $496,333 in funding to the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) through the Climate Action Fund.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Okanagan College building certified LEED Platinum
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) recently awarded Okanagan College its second LEED Platinum certification for its new trades building in Kelowna.
REMI Network
CIBC Mellon’s One York Street certified LEED Gold
CIBC Mellon’s office at One York Street, located in Toronto’s South Core financial district, has achieved LEED Gold certification by the Canada Green Building Council
REMI Network
CaGBC addresses zero carbon skills gap in construction industry
A new report by Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) provides an action plan to close zero carbon skills gap in Ontario's construction industry.
CondoBusiness
Minto Communities’ 30Roe awarded LEED Gold
30Roe, Minto Communities’ fully occupied condominium project located in Toronto, has achieved LEED Gold certification by the Canada Green Building Council.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Interest in zero carbon buildings on the rise
After one year of operation, the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC)’s Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Program has marked several milestones.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Diamond Schmitt and RWDI receive CaGBC award
Diamond Schmitt Architects and RWDI were awarded the Green Building Pioneer Award from CaGBC of Greater Toronto for their innovative database, ecoMetrics.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
LEED v4.1 to focus on performance outcomes
LEED v4.1 O+M’s updates focus on performance outcomes, and not on prescriptive measures to improve performance.
Canadian Property Management
Canada’s greenest school named for 2018
Both Lacombe Composite High School in Lacombe, Alta., and Trinity College School in Port Hope, Ont., have been named this year’s Greenest Schools in Canada. The winning schools split the $2,000 cash award to put toward a new or ongoing sustainability project.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
PCL honoured for excellence in green building
PCL Constructors Canada Inc. (Toronto) was presented the 2018 Excellence in Green Building: New Construction Institutional Award for Humber River Hospital.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Diamond Schmitt wins Institutional Award for UTSC building
The CaGBC selected UTSC’s Environmental Sciences and Chemistry building as the winner of its 2018 Institutional Award in the large building category.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Mohawk College awarded Zero Carbon Building – Design certification
The Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovation has been awarded Zero Carbon Building – Design certification from the Canada Green Building Council.
Canadian Property Management
Carbon pricing hailed as a boost to retrofits
Dismantling Ontario's cap-and-trade system would be a setback for the commercial real estate sector and the many trades and professions it employs, one of its prominent industry organizations maintains.
Canadian Apartment Magazine
Moving toward a zero carbon economy
In a changing world where “zero carbon” is the ultimate goal in building design, can retrofits alone make Canada’s aging apartment stock sustainable?
Construction Business
Moving to a zero carbon future
Canada has set ambitious targets for greenhouse gas emissions reduction, which will require the building sector to move to a zero carbon future.
Canadian Facility Management & Design
Mississauga facility achieves its zero waste goals
The Toronto distribution centre for Cintas, a business supplies provider, became Canada’s second facility to earn TRUE Zero Waste certification last fall.
REMI Network
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager updates to affect LEED projects
ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager updates will change the performance of buildings under the LEED Canada EB:O&M 2009 rating system.
