Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Canada’s Green Building Conference
Building Lasting Change: Actionable solutions for decarbonization June 17-19 | Montreal Click HERE for more information.
Building Lasting Change: CAGBC’s 2024 Conference
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) unveiled the 2024 winners of the CAGBC Awards during the Building Lasting Change conference closing gala. The annual awards celebrate the innovative projects, teams, and individuals making positive contributions to Canada’s green building sector. “The CAGBC Awards…
Humber College building achieves zero carbon design certification
The new Humber Cultural Hub (HCH) has been officially certified under the Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard v1 by the Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC). Spanning 365,000 square feet, the HCH will provide a new home for Humber’s award-winning…
New Lawson Centre for Sustainability at Trinity College secures Green Loan
Trinity College is the first post-secondary institution in North America to secure a labelled Green Loan for its new residence and academic building – the Lawson Centre for Sustainability. Arranged by BMO, the Green Loan will be used to finance…
Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York receives zero carbon building certification
KingSett Capital and Fairmont Royal York announced that the landmark hotel in Toronto has received the Canada Green Building Council’s (CAGBC’s) Zero Carbon Building – Performance Standard certification. This $65 million project was completed after close to five years of detailed…
CAGBC to offer free low carbon training program to construction professionals
Amid rapidly changing regulations, expectations and growing market demand for low-carbon buildings, the Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) has partnered with leading industry associations to develop free low-carbon skills training for the Canadian building sector. The first of its kind…
Canadian green building innovators hounoured at CAGBC Awards
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) announced this year’s CAGBC Awards winners at its Building Lasting Change conference in Vancouver. The annual awards celebrate innovative projects, teams, and individuals making positive contributions to Canada’s green building sector. “As we begin our third…
AGO announces plans for a major expansion to increase display space
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and its architectural partners Diamond Schmitt, Selldorf Architects and Two Row Architect, revealed initial designs for the Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery, the museum’s expansion project. The addition will increase the museum’s gallery…
CAGBC Awards celebrate Canadian green building innovators
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) unveiled this year’s winners of the CAGBC Awards during the 2022 Building Lasting Change conference’s Gala event. The annual awards celebrate innovative projects, teams and individuals that have made positive contributions to Canada’s green building sector. “It…
CaGBC announces 2021 award winners
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) announced the winners of the 2021 CAGBC Awards. The annual awards celebrate the projects and leaders transforming Canada’s building sector by accelerating and scaling buildings with exceptional performance across environment, carbon emissions and human…
CaGBC, RAIC attempt to address emission target shortfalls in building code
Recently, Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) sent a joint letter to National Research Council (NRC) and other federal government ministers to share industry feedback on the overarching approach and omissions of the…
NRCan invests in new home for the TRCA
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) announced an investment of $2 million for the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority’s (TRCA) new administrative office building. Contributed as part of NRCan’s Green Construction Through Wood (GCWood) program, which aims to encourage greater use of…
TRCA breaks ground on new administrative office
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) held the ceremonial groundbreaking for the $63.5-million construction of its new administrative office building, a project that will attempt to set a benchmark for sustainable design in commercial building. Scheduled for occupancy in summer…
GBCI Canada announces first Parksmart-certified projects
Green Business Certification Inc. Canada (GBCI Canada) has announced its first Parksmart certified parking structures in Canada. Yorkdale Shopping Centre’s existing G Parkade southwest parking garage achieved Parksmart certification at the Pioneer level for existing parking structures by achieving over…
Gilmour joins CaGBC as CCO
The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) has announced the appointment of Brent Gilmour as CaGBC’s Chief Commercial Officer (CCO). As CCO, Gilmour will be responsible for executing the strategic priorities of CaGBC, focusing to advance business opportunities, and running day-to-day…
Ontario’s budget provides positive outlook
There were no real expectations for pomp and circumstance for the infrastructure industry as Charles Sousa delivered his 2017 Budget for Ontario. After all, the expansive spending for infrastructure had already been announced as part of the province’s long-term infrastructure…
Supporting the Pan-Canadian Framework
The federal government’s release of the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change has provided a roadmap for how this country will be guided towards a low carbon economy. The framework, which provides direction on carbon pricing, emissions reduction,…