Historically, the construction industry has taken a conservative approach to new ideas of design and delivery. But we know as a whole, our industry has always believed in conducting business conducive to life. That’s why this space exists—to better reflect that value system in the ways we shape our industry and its impacts.
Our work is literally built on and with natural resources, so it’s our obligation to consider the ways in which we perform on the landscape. We recognize sustainability is never static this means we need to prioritize long-term goals over short-term gains. It's time for our industry to lead in climate action and position ourselves as leaders of change.
Worldwide, the construction industry is responsible for 38% of global annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, which are a significant cause of climate change. In Canada, our industry contributes over 12% of total GHG emissions—only the oil and gas and transportation sectors have higher emissions. Building Good supports the World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC) bold vision for how buildings and infrastructure around the world can reach 40% less embodied carbon emissions by 2030, and achieve 100% net zero emissions buildings by 2050.
We are here to help you find the most recent reports, brochures, case studies and business cases to help you learn more about the topics facing our industry. Check out our most recent resources gathered by the Building Good team.
With a mission to rapidly reduce GHG emissions and transform the built enviroment. This challenge has goals to advance the development of sustainable, resillient, equitable and zero carbon communties and cities.
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This guide provides a framework to help buildings acheive zero carbon design and in future annual operations of your project.
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Considered one of the world's most rigorous standards in today's building industry. This guide shows how to make informed decisions in designing and building to reach Passive House certification.
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Meaningful discussion always starts with an idea, and the Building Good blog is one of our favourite ways to deliver new perspectives to ponder. We canvas the industry to bring you relevant, of-the-moment topics that affect your work and your future.
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Through every connection we make, conversation we have, and plan of action we put into place, we know progress is possible. If you have a particular passion or expertise for the innovations that can transform our industry, let us know!
Read MoreIn every episode we explore different ways our industry can lead transformational change. Listen now, as we spotlight people across the industry who are helping us understand how we can build good together.
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