cagbc / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

...CaGBC. “By offering these free certifications, it is our small way of helping to ensure that all Canadians have access to housing that is  affordable and sustainable.” The CaGBC will have 100 spots available to charitable building organizations in the first year, with that number reviewed annually. Charitable organizat...

...CaGBC: Renée Rietveld Manager, Communications and Media Relations, CaGBC 613-288-8075   Media Contact USGBC: Marisa Long Communications Director, USGBC 202-552-1500     About the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) The CaGBC is the leading national industry organization advancing green building and...

...CaGBC) recognizes individuals and organizations who have made a significant contribution to the CaGBC’s mission and goals in advancing green building in Canada. The Leadership Awards categories are as follows:  The Academic Leadership Award The Emerging Green Builder Leadership Award The Government Leadership Award Th...

...CaGBC will bolster the adoption of WELL in Canada by aligning the business and administrative processes used to implement WELL in the U.S. with the demands of the Canadian market. The CaGBC has a longstanding relationship with both USGBC and GBCI, the certification body for USGBC’s LEED green building program, partneri...

...CaGBC hope to achieve with the Zero Carbon Buildings Initiative? Mark Hutchinson: The CaGBC launched the zero carbon building initiative in 2016 to champion the move to lower-carbon commercial, institutional and high-rise residential buildings in support of Canada’s efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change. Ca...

This article was originally published in ecoHouse Canada, Winter 2014/15 issue. Kyle England is an architect with William Dewson Architects, www.dewson.com. Farnham Avenue House is a single-family detached residential infill project. Some of the eco-friendly design aspects are time honoured such as, vertical venti...

...CaGBC collected data over the next eight years, measuring the direct impact LEED Canada made on various aspects of the environment, including greenhouse gas emissions, national energy and water consumption and waste diversion. The results were compelling: A 312,006 C02e tonne reduction in greenhouse gas emissions which...

...CaGBC) anounced that the LEED for Homes rating system would raise the bar with the LEED V4 program, we at Ecohome were already mulling over the idea of building a showcase green performance home as a teaching tool, and  decided to give the new LEED V4 a test drive.  We were already planning on building an ecologically ...

  Creating a durability risk evaluation and management plan means determining the specific risks and challenges your home would face - starting with the climate zone where you are building and moving on to building lot particulars. Two neighbouring homes will face many similar issues, but may have greatly differing one...

Originally published by our print affiliate SAB Magazine Jury comments: This house has a light environmental footprint that derives from the philosophical approach taken by both the client and the architect. It combines responsible siting and construction strategies with low-energy consumption and net zero water use. A...

Courtesy of the USGBC, the following is a guest post by Harvey M. Bernstein, Vice President of Industry Insights & Alliances, McGraw-Hill Construction and John Mandyck, Chief Sustainability Officer for United Technologies Climate, Controls & Security. There is no doubt that sustainability initiatives and envir...