Canada Green Building Council

The Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) was created in 2003 to further the expansion of green building in Canada.^[1] Prior to the formation of the Council, Canada had participated in the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) through British Columbia's membership in the USGBC's Cascadia Chapter.^[2] The Canadian Green Building Council is dedicated to promoting the LEED rating system.

[edit] Overview

As stated on the CaGBC wesite:

"The Canada Green Building Council is being formed to accelerate the design and construction of Green Buildings across Canada. The Council is a broad-based inclusive coalition of representatives from different segments of the design and building industry. The Council will work to:

• change industry standards,
• develop best design practices and guidelines;
• advocate for green buildings, and
• develop educational tools to support its members in implementing sustainable design and construction practices."^[3]

[edit] LEED Canada-NC v1.0

The Canadian version of LEED is very similar to the USGBC NC version. It contains the following categories:

• Sustainable Sites (SS)
• Water Efficiency (WE)
• Energy and Atmosphere (EA)
• Materials & Resources (MR)
• Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ)
• Innovation in Design (ID)

LEED Certification is done solely through the CaGBC.

[edit] See also

energy portal

• Sustainable architecture
• United Kingdom Green Building Council
• United States Green Building Council

[edit] External links

• Official CaGBC website
• World Green Building Council

[edit] References

1. ^ "Ontario Centre for Green Building Design and Development : About Us". Retrieved on 2008-11-01.
2. ^ The Cascadia Region Green Building Council is one of the original chapters of the U.S. Green Building Council and covers Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska.
3. ^ CAGBC Website

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