News and Insights 

For the green building community.

Looking for news and insights from our community, or resources to help with your project? We’ve curated the latest stories, information and resources from our members and team of experts.  

Latest News

G7 Green Building Councils urge Ministers to bring buildings to the top of climate solution agenda

Ahead of this weekend’s G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in…
April 26, 2024

CAGBC Budget 2024 Reaction

Budget 2024 held no surprises but continued investments in programs supporting green building.…
April 16, 2024

A look at the new Canada’s Housing Plan

Today, the federal government released Canada’s Housing Plan. CAGBC agrees with the statement:…
April 12, 2024

Check out these Technical Stream sessions at BLC 2024

On day two of Building Lasting Change 2024, our Technical Stream is packed with insightful…
April 11, 2024

Case Studies

Humber Cultural Hub

The art of green building The Humber Cultural Hub (HCH) is part of…
April 2, 2024

Waterfront Innovation Centre

Conceived to achieve the highest standards in environmental sustainability, Menkes Developments‘ state-of-the-art Waterfront…
March 18, 2024

Co-operators New Headquarters

The new Co-operators headquarters building located at 101 Cooper Drive, Guelph, aims to…
June 16, 2023

Vancouver Convention Centre – West

Maintains double LEED Platinum certification Nestled in the heart of Downtown Vancouver, the…
September 16, 2022

RESEARCH AND REPORTS

Building Our Future: A Low-Carbon Training Strategy For The Trades

Building Our Future: A Low-Carbon Training Strategy for the Trades is a workforce…
April 3, 2024

Full Disclosure: Real Estate’s Climate Leadership in action

In the absence of consistent requirements and support for building performance data disclosure…
October 26, 2022

Green Retrofit Economy Study

CAGBC and the Delphi Group‘s new study, Green Retrofit Economy Study profiles key…
June 2, 2022

Embodied Carbon: A primer for buildings in Canada

This document provides the building sector with the information needed to understand embodied…
March 23, 2022

Technical Resources

Zero Carbon Building Certification Agreement

December 2023 The Zero Carbon Building Certification Agreement is a binding agreement for…
December 12, 2023

Guide de référence LEED v4 pour la conception et la construction de bâtiments

French LEED v4 BD+C Reference Guide, available for purchase and download through the…
August 28, 2023

ZCB Certification Guide

This document provides project teams detail on the Zero Carbon Building Standards certification…
April 13, 2023

Treatment of Incomplete Space in BD+C

Many building projects have some incomplete space when they submit for certification. There…
February 9, 2023