Canada Green Building Council

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Canada invests $277M in Arthur Meighen Building

The project will transform the building into an energy efficient, low-carbon asset, cutting its annual greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80 per cent.
climate action fund

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.
embodied carbon

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

Canada ranked second for LEED certified projects

The Top 10 Countries and Regions for LEED list recognizes markets outside of the U.S. that use LEED's green building program, created by U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

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.

REMI Network

Brent Gilmour joins CaGBC as CCO

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has appointed Brent Gilmour as the new chief commercial officer (CCO).

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.

REMI Network

GBCI Canada opens in second largest market for LEED

GBCI and the CaGBC have formed GBCI Canada to accelerate green building market transformation and impact in Canada.

Design Quarterly

Canada ranks second for LEED certified projects

Canada ranked second in the USGBC annual Top 10 Countries and Regions for LEED list. Canada has a total of 2,970 LEED certified projects.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

ZAS and Bucholz McEvoy tapped to design TRCA building

ZAS Architects and Bucholz McEvoy Architects have been jointly selected to design the Toronto and Region Conservation’s new Administration Building.

REMI Network

Amber Trails Community School in Winnipeg named Greenest School in Canada

Amber Trails Community School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is the winner of the annual CaGBC Greenest School in Canada competition.

REMI Network

CaGBC report recommends national retrofit strategy

A CaGBC report suggests provincially-specific retrofit pathways that include recommissioning, deep retrofits, renewable energy and fuel switching actions.

REMI Network

CaGBC launches Zero Carbon Building Standard

To help meet Canada’s climate change commitments, the Canada Green Building Council has launched the country’s first Zero Carbon Building Standard.