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Latest News
CAGBC Awards nominations are open
Nominations have opened for the 2025 CAGBC Awards, a national competition celebrating green…
January 15, 2025
Addenda for ZCB-Design and ZCB-Performance
Important updates have been made to the ZCB-Design v3 and ZCB-Performance v2 standards. The addenda incorporate clarifications,…
January 8, 2025
Canadian Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Practitioner’s Guide
Embodied Carbon is a rapidly evolving field, but thankfully there’s help to ensure…
January 7, 2025
Case Studies
240 Markland Drive
In 2020, 240 Markland Drive, a mid-rise multi-unit residential building (MURB) located in…
July 22, 2024
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
RESEARCH AND REPORTS
Decarbonizing Canada’s Commercial Buildings
The Owner & Investor Perspective Released jointly by REALPAC, the Canada Green Building…
December 4, 2024
Two Million Green Homes
Ensuring Canada’s Needed New Housing is Affordable, Attainable, and Sustainable In this report,…
November 28, 2024
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
Technical Resources
National Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment Practitioner’s Guide
The National Whole-building Life Cycle Assessment Practitioner’s Guide: Guidance for Compliance Reporting of…
December 12, 2024
Zero Carbon Building Interpretations
Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Interpretations provide support for project teams that require clarification…
September 12, 2024
What’s new in ZCB–Design v4
The Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard™ v4 (ZCB-Design) was released in June…
July 10, 2024
ZCB-Design v4 Energy Modelling Guidelines
This document provides supplemental guidance for energy modelling professionals preparing energy models to…
June 4, 2024