zero carbon

Stantec

REMI Network

Stantec to design billion-dollar battery factory in B.C.

Stantec has been selected to provide design services for a $1-billion lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facility in British Columbia.
carbon

Construction Business

Call for B.C. governments to adopt zero carbon

Leaders in the provincial and national building industry want to see B.C. lead Canada in making all new buildings zero-carbon.
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Construction Business

First zero carbon office tower opens in Vancouver

The Stack in Vancouver, a landmark project by Oxford Properties, is the first high-rise commercial tower in North America built to zero carbon standards. 
firehall

REMI Network

First zero-carbon firehall in Canada opens

Vancouver’s Firehall 17 is Canada’s first ever zero-carbon facility of its kind and is now on track to achieve Passive House certification.
Brampton

REMI Network

Brampton sportsplex getting $10-mil zero-carbon makeover

The federal government is giving a 30-year-old multi-purpose sportsplex in Brampton, Ontario, $10 million to transform into a zero-carbon facility.
building design RJC

Canadian Property Management

The Big 3 Forces Shaping Building Design

Peter Machnee, Regional Manager at RJC Engineers, shares the “Big 3 Forces” currently shaping building design as we head into 2023.

Construction Business

First campus housing coming for Douglas College

A new campus housing project at Douglas College in New Westminster will provide students a place to live where they learn.
practice

Construction Business

Victoria new buildings to be zero carbon by 2025

Victoria will require all new construction to be zero carbon by 2025, part of its accelerated climate action plan.
embodied carbon

Design Quarterly

The urgent need for regenerative design

Pursuing regenerative design is possible with accessible data management tools. Addressing the global climate crisis needs meaningful action.
centennial expansion

Construction Business

Centennial College expansion achieves zero carbon

The Centennial College Block A Expansion Project has been certified Zero Carbon under the Canada Green Building standard.
SAIT partnership

Construction Business

SAIT partnership builds new zero carbon cottage

A new Zero Carbon Cottage is now under construction in CottageClub at Ghost Lake, Alberta under a SAIT partnership.
zero carbon

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Ottawa hockey facility a zero carbon first

How AMPED Sports Lab and Ice Complex in Ottawa, Ontario, became the first Zero Carbon Building Performance Standard certified arena.
fire hall

Design Quarterly

Vancouver’s Fire Hall 17 sets aggressive goals

Vancouver’s new Fire Hall 17 reflects the city’s design challenge to build a structure that meets the Zero Carbon Building standard.
embodied carbon

Canadian Property Management

The Buzz on Embodied Carbon

Lorena Polovina, Building Science Engineer at RJC Engineers shares the inside scoop on embodied carbon and what building owners need to know.
zero carbon

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Blazing a trail for zero carbon in Nova Scotia

The zero carbon project marks an evolution in warehouses and, more broadly, the potential for a lower-emitting industrial sector.
zero carbon zcb

Design Quarterly

CaGBC launches ZCB Standard Version 2

ZCB Standard Version 2 is designed to accelerate adoption of zero carbon building practices, helping Canada to meet its climate targets.
zero carbon

Design Quarterly

Canada’s first 10 Zero Carbon buildings certified

CaGBC is helping Canada eliminate carbon emissions with 10 projects certifying under its Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Standard.