CaGBC and GBCI launch joint venture in green building certification
Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) have announced that a joint venture – GBCI Canada – has launched. GBCI…
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Scaling up Passive House Design in Canada
Across Canada, provincial and municipal levels of government are also raising performance requirements and establishing roadmaps for reaching Net Zero energy…
Passive-Aggressive Haus
Recounting the trials — and joys — of building a Canadian home that meets the "Passivhaus" standard.
Submissions open for 2018 Canadian Green Building Awards
Registration is now open for the 2018 Canadian Green Building Awards, which recognize excellence in the design and execution of Canadian residential and…
Toronto raises new development standards, targets zero emissions by 2030
The City of Toronto has updated the Toronto Green Standard to include stepped performance targets to approach zero emissions for all new buildings by 2030. This…
Shigeru Ban interiors previewed for Vancouver’s Terrace House
A Pritzker Prize winner in 2014, Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is designing the world's tallest hybrid timber structure in Vancouver. Dubbed 'Terrace House,'…
Canada seeks updated climate change predictions for new building codes
The National Research Council says Canada's homes and highways were built with assumptions about weather patterns that are no longer relevant, thanks to climate…
Ontario’s Wood WORKS! Awards announce 2017 winners
This month, architects, engineers, developers and other construction industry professionals at the forefront of wood design in Ontario celebrated excellence in…
February deadline for Nuckolls Lighting Education grant
The Nuckolls Fund for Lighting Education has set February 9, 2018 as the deadline for receipt of proposals for three grants. Since 1989, the Fund has awarded a…
Green Building Council launches Zero Carbon Building Program
Late last month, the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) launched public registration for the new Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) program. According to CaGBC, …
Quebec’s Reinventing Our Rivers competition announces winners
On September 19, 2017, the City of Québec presented the three winning teams in the Reinventing Our Rivers competition. In attendance were Régis Labeaume, mayor…