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Insights for a greener future

Advances in green building are driven by data. We can prove sustainability measures work by tracking resource use, emissions, and impacts on the environment and occupants. A data-based approach also guides CAGBC’s research, which explores critical areas of sustainability within a building context. 

CAGBC reports and studies help move the building sector forward. From demonstrating the need for tracking and benchmarking of building performance, to the feasibility of low-carbon buildings and retrofits, our research is a roadmap for the future of green building.

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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

You can’t change what you don’t measure. Benchmark to improve building performance.

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Happy Holidays from CAGBC: 2024 Highlights

As we near the close of another year, I wanted to extend my…
December 20, 2024

New NECB calculator for LEED v4 energy update

A new calculator is now available for projects using the National Energy Code…
December 12, 2024

Takeaways from Greenbuild

The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, held November 12–15 in Philadelphia, brought together green…
December 12, 2024

Updated ZCB – Design Workbooks for v3 & v4

CAGBC has made important corrections to the Zero Carbon Building – Design v3 Workbook and…
December 5, 2024

Advancing green building for Canada’s future.