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Green business leaders call for industry action on buildings and infrastructure
The WorldGBC has published a new report, with the support of Dar Group and its member firms — Integral Group, T.Y. Lin, Perkins&Will and Currie & Brown…
WorldGBC releases 2021 Advancing Net Zero Status Report
The WorldGBC has released its annual Advancing Net Zero Status Report, which showcases examples of Green Building Councils, businesses and governments scaling…
Canada Green Building Council responds to the 2021 Federal Budget
CaGBC announced its support with the federal government’s plan to invest in a green recovery and tie those investments to climate targets and social justice…
WorldGBC will focus on building lifecycle for the 2019 World Green Building Week
The World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC) 10th annual World Green Building Week will focus on end-to-end carbon emissions created across the building and…
NYC mayor takes aim at glass towers as energy hogs
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio presides over a city that's known for its skyscrapers but he is no fan of the glass towers that have transformed the…
Energy Star certification introduced for Canada’s residential high-rises
A new program has just hit the Canadian housing market. Now, mid- and high-rise builders have the opportunity to certify their buildings with a trusted brand,…
B.C. introduces ‘Better Buildings’ net zero incentive program
The Province of BC and Integral Group have launched a new incentive program and juried competition called Better Buildings BC: The Net Zero Energy Ready…
Diamond Schmitt win Green Wall award for university complex in Michigan
Diamond Schmitt Architects has won the Interior Green Wall Award of Excellence for an innovative campus building at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Weiser…
Nomination period extended for Ontario Green Building Awards
The Ontario Green Building Excellence and Leadership Awards are still open for nominations, with the nomination deadline recently extended to August 31st. This…
DIALOG shares lessons of designing Canada’s first ‘Living…
The Bill Fisch Forest Stewardship and Education Centre is the first project in Canada to be recognized by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI) as…
Chmiel Architects project gets ‘Zero Carbon Building – Performance’ certification
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) announced today that 100 Murray Street in Ottawa, ON has been awarded Canada’s first Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) –…
Diamond Schmitt’s UTSC complex wins CaGBC sustainable design award
The innovative Environmental Sciences and Chemistry building at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) is the winning design of the 2018 Institutional…
DIALOG unveils net-zero MacKimmie Complex design at University of Calgary
The University of Calgary has released new renderings of The MacKimmie Complex and Professional Faculties Building Project, now under construction at the heart…
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…
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…