Kicking off the new year, Built Green Canada launches its Net Zero Energy+ program for single family new homes, a new level of achievement within the organization's long-held, industry friendly green building program.
Complementing Environment Week, we issue our 7th annual challenge to municipalities, to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable building practices, to challenge municipalities to encourage green building, and to highlight those leading the way.
In parallel to Earth Day, Built Green Canada celebrates the first project certification awarded through their BUILT GREEN® Communities Pilot Program---Spring Creek's Phase One of their Spring Creek Mountain Village in Canmore.
We continue developing a series of webinars focused on key components of our certification programs. Our Business Practices webinar is next up, to be held on Tuesday, April 27. We hope you're able to join us!
Built Green Canada Q4 Newsletter 2020. Please find key updates from our fourth quarter, including...
Congratulations Jayman BUILT! These homes will use over 80% less energy than those built to current building code, each saving over 8 tonnes of GHG emissions per year. Jayman was the founding member of Built Green Canada.
This year, our checklists have limited updates. Over the last few years, we've updated / added a number of checklist items based on industry input, code changes, new innovations, and input from our Technical Standards Committee and the Board of Directors.
We have been developing a series of webinars focused on key components of our certification programs. Our Waste Management & Water Conservation webinar is next up, being held on Tuesday, November 17, and we hope you're able to join us.
Built Green Canada Q3 Newsletter 2020. Please find key updates from our third quarter, including...
In recognition of Waste Reduction Week, Built Green Canada acknowledges the integral role waste management plays in environmental sustainability, as well as those builders who choose responsible waste reduction methods.
In parallel to Earth Day, Built Green Canada celebrated the first project certification awarded through their BUILT GREEN® Communities Pilot Program.
Averton enrols first development in Built Green's Communities Pilot. With health and environmental concerns on the rise, many are searching for ways to enhance wellness and reduce their impact on the environment--while some continue their commitment.
This webinar will look at construction methods and types of products that contribute to lower energy consumption, as well as alternative heating and electrical systems, and improved building envelope.
Built Green Canada Q2 Newsletter 2020. Please find key updates from our second quarter, including...
What does it mean to build to an "equivalency"? An equivalency is using a program's tools in an attempt to meet a requirement without it being certified--and likely, without actual testing being done...
What we can expect is that the increased focus on health and well-being will remain.. Alongside this, sustainability in the built environment continues to be...
This webinar will look at construction methods and types of products that contribute to lower energy consumption, as well as alternative heating and electrical systems, and improved building envelope.
This webinar will look at construction methods and types of products that contribute to the quality of the air within the finished home.
Over the last six years, Built Green Canada has issued its annual Municipality Challenge concurrent with National Environment Week and over this time, participating municipalities has grown year-over-year. Given this time of COVID...
Emergency Preparedness Week reminds Canadians to better protect themselves and their families. Our sustainable building programs include specific resiliency checklist items, alongside pathways to building healthier, more resource-efficient homes.
Built Green Canada Q1 Newsletter 2020. Please find key updates from our first quarter, including...
2020 marks the 40th anniversary of Jayman BUILT, and with this milestone, Jayman continues to show its commitment to integrating new technologies that benefit their customers and the environment. Informed by a "how can we be better" approach...