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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.

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

A look back on 2024

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

Advancing green building for Canada’s future.