Canadian Contractor’s review of certifiable energy-efficiency and sustainable building programs in Canada concludes (for now) with a look at Built Green, a builder-driven program that goes beyond mere energy-efficiency.
Built Green Canada partnered with the Green Builder® Coalition to bring performance-based water efficiency to Canada through its third-party certification programs’ water conservation section.
For years, the call for affordable housing has been getting louder. While a number of municipalities across the country already have inclusionary housing regulations or guidelines in place, others are looking at how to shape the policies they will adopt.
Built Green Canada Q3 Newsletter 2018. Please find key updates from our third quarter, including...
Hospitals of Regina Foundation Home Lottery campaign is in full swing with more than 1,000 prizes, including the grand prize of a $1.1 million showhome plus $30,000 cash...
As building code continues to ramp up, some builders face the more stringent regulations with confidence. In the case of Maskeen Group of Companies, their enthusiasm for innovative technologies and participation in a third-party certification...
As building code, consumer demand, and in many cases builder leadership, propel the residential building industry towards producing more efficient homes in a constricted market, affordable, sustainable building solutions are highly sought after.
The much-anticipated Mount Douglas Manor affordable housing development on Arrow Road has neared the completion of the framing stage. Designed by Number Ten Architecture to Built Green standards, the three-storey, 84-unit building is...
Built Green Canada Q2 Newsletter 2018. Please find key updates from our second quarter, including...
While the economy slowly but steadily improves, mounting tariffs from our neighbours have many choosing to re-double their commitment to Canadian products. All the while, there are companies committed to being socially responsible...
With the new millennium, forecasted concerns over computer bugs, financial chaos, and even drinking water shortages were alleviated. Back then, geopolitical events and natural disasters directly and indirectly contributed to the global energy crisis...
While fewer homes in the Calgary area have been enrolled in the Built Green Canada program this year, the setback can be linked to factors impacting the housing market, overall, says its CEO.
You’re invited to our BUILT GREEN® Technical Workshop, as industry readies itself for the incoming BC Building Code and moves toward more sustainably built homes.
Industry leads the way in climate mitigation ahead of regulation, while all orders of government increase commitment to sustainable building. Concurrent with National Environment Week...
Built Green Canada Q1 Newsletter 2018. Please find key updates from our first quarter, including...
While demand for sustainably built homes increases, new building code regulations focus on improved energy performance requirements, and affordability is high on everyone’s agenda—industry continues to lead the way with progressive, sustainable building..
If you were to walk through Calgary’s historic Currie community—formerly Currie Barracks—you would find a four story, 58-unit condo by the name of The Armory. Builder, Cove Properties incorporated a brick-and-mortar exterior, this in keeping with...
Built Green Canada shines a light on builders’ sustainable practices. March 5 – 7 saw the City of Edmonton host the inaugural Cities and Climate Change Science Conference at the Shaw Conference Centre...
You’re invited to our BUILT GREEN® Technical Workshop on April 23, as industry readies itself for the incoming BC Building Code – Step 3, coming into effect on July 1st on the North Shore.
CTV aired an episode focused on green homes as part of their Homes & Lifestyle series. This reflects the growing focus on climate change mitigation, as sustainability themes pepper mainstream media, industry, and academic journals; meanwhile...
For a new development outside Regina, green is the colour and environmental sustainability is the aim. Autumn Ridge Estates by Dakine Home Builders is a residential subdivision located seven minutes north of Regina....
As 2017 wrapped up and Built Green moved forward with year-end closing procedures, the organization surpassed a milestone of 30,000 single family projects being certified and including the units in high density projects, the total was over 33,830.
Built Green Canada Q4 Newsletter 2017. Please find key updates from our fourth quarter, including...
There are no significant updates to the 2018 BUILT GREEN® HD checklist; however, we've outlined new checklist items as well as those checklist items that have modified. Program updates are informed by building code, the Technical Standards Committee...