Why Green Building

Transforming Canada’s buildings for good

Green buildings are a proven choice for a better, more prosperous and resilient future. They reduce energy and water use, cut waste, and are more affordable to operate. By building green, we can create good jobs and encourage climate-friendly innovations. Today, advances in green building can reduce carbon emissions and eliminate environmental impacts, making communities more resilient and helping Canada meet its climate targets.

Green Building Benefits

Green buildings are affordable, efficient, and designed with people and the environment in mind.

Building Climate Solutions

To meet Canada’s climate targets green, resilient, and zero-carbon buildings must become the norm.

Retrofits for the Future

Retrofitting existing buildings is important to reaching Canada’s climate targets and a significant job creating engine.

Green Building Jobs

Meeting zero carbon building and retrofit demand requires more workers with the right skills.

Latest News

National Summit kicks off action towards embodied carbon reductions

CAGBC was pleased to host the second National Embodied Carbon Summit on June…
July 7, 2025

Recognizing 20 years of green building leadership

The following speech was given at the CAGBC Awards Gala—part of the Building…
July 3, 2025

Stay calm and decarb on 

In a market where headwinds make headlines, Paul Morassutti delivered something different at…
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Canada’s green building conference shines a spotlight on LEED v5

Just a few weeks after the official launch of LEED v5, CAGBC’s Building…
July 2, 2025