Tag: green buildings
Spotlight on Vaughan: Sustainable development practices in city-building
Environment Journal is inviting municipal managers from coast to coast to coast to tell us their stories, share their environmental plans, confide their waste...
Investments for energy-efficient buildings in B.C.
New projects featuring made-in-B.C. solutions are setting the foundation to help British Columbians save on energy bills with more energy-efficient building options and technologies...
Feds launch first call for proposals for net-zero homes and communities...
With 18 per cent of harmful greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions coming from Canadian buildings, increasing residential energy efficiency is an important part of the...
Green infrastructure improvements on the horizon for the Inuvik region
The Government of Canada is providing more than $12.5 million in funding for two green infrastructure projects in the Town of Inuvik and the...
Report indicates $1.5B invested in Canadian sustainable property tech
Sustainable PropTech, a collaborative think tank of industry leaders in real estate and technology, has released a comprehensive report on sustainable property technology, as...
Canadian perspective on LEEDing green building standards
The project lists of the commercial, institutional, and residential building sector contains more high profile environmental innovations than almost any other industry sector in...
Canadian credit unions implementing sustainable finance practices
The majority of Canadian consumers (69 per cent) expect companies to partake in solving sustainability issues and 61 per cent of Canadian consumers will...
Breaking ground for Ontario’s first net zero community centre
Today, the City of Toronto broke ground for the new North East Scarborough Community Recreation & Child Care Centre. The centre, which is located...
CaGBC to oversee LEED certification and credentialing in Canada
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) recently announced that CAGBC will provide direct oversight of LEED® green building...
Canada ranks second in the world for LEED certified buildings
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) recently announced that Canada ranked second globally on the annual list of Top 10 Countries and Regions for...