Green Buildings are an excellent solution to reduce impact on the environment. Resources are available to give you a better understanding of green buildings. You will find in this section a list of tools and guides that will help you define the next steps to take toward greening your buildings:

FCM Municipal Building Retrofit Guide

The FCM Municipal Building Retrofit Guide’s process assists municipal governments in developing comprehensive retrofit programs for their buildings and supports municipal staff by providing customized tools and services throughout the design and implementation process.

^More>>

Natural Resources Canada - EcoENERGY Retrofit Incentive for Buildings

Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency now offers the ecoENERGY Retrofit Incentive for Buildings, the commercial/institutional component of the ecoENERGY Retrofit financial incentives for existing homes, buildings and industrial processes. If you have not yet started a new energy efficiency project, you could receive the lesser of $10 per gigajoule of estimated energy savings or 25 percent of eligible project costs.

^More>>


You can also take a look at the Natural Resources Canada’s Directory of Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Programs in Canada


Natural Resources Canada - Sustainable Buildings and Communities group:

The Sustainable Buildings and Communities (SBC) group supports municipal stakeholders and developers with the development and implementation of integrated sustainability plans and initiatives for their communities.

Experts in energy innovations for the built environment, the Sustainable Buildings and Communities (SBC) group is recognized nationally and internationally for its leadership role in the research, development, and deployment of leading-edge energy efficient and renewable energy technologies for new and existing housing, buildings and communities.

^More>>  

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: Healthy Housing

Healthy Housing is a CMHC vision of housing that promotes the health of its occupants while considering the environment and preserving our natural resources. Healthy Housing is not about building new high-tech houses. It's about making Healthy Housing features available and affordable to everyone, for new or older homes in the city, country or suburbs.

^More>>

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation: Healthy High-Rise

Most buildings are not designed to be as environmentally friendly as they could be. Better performing buildings can be built, but require changes in the design and construction process by understanding the building as a whole system. Healthy Highrise explores the building science issues and provides guidance to enhance envelope design, energy performance, indoor air quality and environmental performance, accessibility and green infrastructure.

^More>>

GVRD BuildSmart : Greater Vancouver's source for sustainable building information

BUILDSMART was created in January 2003 to be a resource for the design and construction industry, helping designers make smart, sustainable choices when crafting the future of our constructed environment.

BUILDSMART is the B.C. Lower Mainland's resource for sustainable design and construction information. Developed by Metro Vancouver, this innovative program encourages the use of green building strategies and technologies; supports green building efforts by offering tools and technical resources; and educates the building industry on sustainable design and building practices.

^More>>

Building Intelligent Quotient

The BIQ site is an affordable and easy to use online Intelligent Building ranking tool. The BIQ Certification Process increases market penetrability of Intelligent Building technology with building owners, operators, managers and designers by demonstrating value and providing guidance.The BIQis provided by the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) and the Building Intelligence Quotient Consortium (BIQC). The Consortium members are experts in their respective fields who are currently engaging their fellow CABA Intelligent & Integrated Buildings Council (IIBC) members in developing the infrastructure for the Building Intelligence Certification Process.


^More>>