The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) recently designated a seven-storey provincial government building in Peterborough, Ont. as LEED Platinum in the Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (EBOM) category. The facility is Canada’s first government building to receive the status.

A new 57,745-square-foot community centre has opened in Clareview, Edmonton. The $122.8-million project was financed by the City of Edmonton ($104.3-million) and the Government of Alberta ($18.5-million), through its Municipal Sustainability Initiative. The project was built to meet LEED silver standards through the incorporation of green roofs, energy-efficient mechanical and lighting systems, and reduced water consumption.

Purdy’s Wharf in Halifax is the first commercial property in Atlantic Canada to earn LEED EB certification. The three-building, 694,000 square foot waterfront complex received

There are now 2000 LEED certified projects in Canada, according to the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC). CaGBC says it reached this momentous amount towards

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust has received LEED certification at seven of its office properties across Canada and one in the United States. Four properties

The Millennium Building in Washington, D.C. has finished installing a solar photovoltaic (PV) system, a first of its kind in a large, commercial, class-A office

Place Ville Marie and the World Trade Centre Montréal, two properties owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, have both earned LEED Silver certification. Claude Sirois, co-chief operating officer and executive

The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) elected new board members effective January 1, 2015. “Delivering on the promise of developing buildings that sustain and

Architects and building owners looking to use ceramic tile while meeting green building requirements, such as LEED and Green Globes, have a new tool to

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In the same week, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) received a LEED Gold certification from the Canadian Green Building Council (CaGBC) and a Sustainable Tourism Award from the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO). The LEED Gold certification was achieved for the MTCC’s south building in the Existing Building: Operations & Maintenance category, making the facility one of the first Canadian convention centres to earn the recognition.

Toronto’s Direct Energy Centre, located at Exhibition Place, has been awarded LEED Gold certification for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance. This achievement makes the facility one of the first convention centres, nationwide, to receive the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) distinction.

Its hammered-copper rays glimmer through the two-storey glass entrance to St. Mary’s Hospital. Measuring 20 by 50 feet, the sun is a First Nations mural

Six new member organizations have been added to the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED International Roundtable. The newest crop includes The Energy and Resources

Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), a leading outdoor retailer, has moved into its new headquarters in False Creek Flats of East Vancouver.

Concert’s Motion and One32 rental communities in downtown Toronto have both received LEED Gold certification from the Canadian Green Building Council (CGBC).

Doug Webber, executive vice-president at Halsall Associates, was recently presented with an Individual Award as part of the Canadian Green Building Council’s (CaGBC) 2014 Innovation