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

Advancing zero carbon through transition planning

The Building Lasting Change (BLC) conference saw CAGBC emphasize transition planning as an industry priority.…
July 15, 2024

Updates to the Greening Government Strategy at BLC

One of the highlights of Building Lasting Change (BLC) was the participation of the Honourable…
July 12, 2024

New building type identifiers roll out in CAGBC database

Are you a data nerd? Do you enjoy analyzing CAGBC certification data for…
July 11, 2024

Updated Zero Carbon Workbooks

CAGBC has posted the updated Zero Carbon Building – Performance v2 Workbook and…
July 8, 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

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

ZCB-Design v4 Workbook

In support of the Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard v4 this workbook…
June 4, 2024

ZCB-Design Standard v4

The Zero Carbon Building – Design Standard v4 (ZCB-Design v4) is a one-time…
June 4, 2024