Built Green Canada

Entries are opened for our second annual Maverick Awards! This niche awards program profiles trailblazers in sustainability—specifically in ambassadorship, innovation, and transformation. Entries will close Feb. 15, 2024. More info / to enter: https://lnkd.in/gDhpj-KU

Thanks to Built Green Canada for sharing an article on our low footprint parking tower commissioning. Read more in their newsletter https://lnkd.in/gRJvqZQf #greenbuild #sustainablelanddevelopment #londonontario #evparking #condoliving #landuse

Q3 Newsletter is now out—discover key updates and highlights from our third quarter: Toward More Resilient Communities: Through education, discounted fees, and innovative solutions tailored to local needs, we are offering support to builders and municipalities committed to building back better as they work to rebuild Canadian communities affected by recent natural disasters. Westhills Subdivision Hits 1,000th BUILT GREEN® Home: Shout out to longtime BUILT GREEN® member-developer, Westhills Land Corp, for reaching an incredible milestone on their Westhills’ development in Langford, reaching their 1,000th home—each BUILT GREEN® certified! Our 2024 Mavericks Talk Sustainability – Winner Videos: In conjunction with title sponsor, BC Housing, we are proud to spotlight these trailblazers in sustainable building—see what they have to say! You can also find featured projects, 2025 program updates, Built Green in the community, online training opportunities, and more in our Q3 newsletter: https://lnkd.in/ght3zZsm Kudos to all builders who third-party certified their projects in Q3: ABS Edmonton Homes Ltd, Aquilla Homes Ltd, Astra Group, Averton, British Pacific Properties Limited, Christenson Developments Ltd, Cittagroup, City Homes Master Builder, Coda Homes Ltd, Crystal Creek Homes, Custom Quality Build Ltd, Distinctive Homes, Enstyle Homes, Everise Developments Ltd, Excel Homes, Gary Sandhu Homes Ltd, Greencity Homes Ltd, GT Mann Contracting LTD, Hasler Homes Ltd, Homes by Avi (Canada) Inc., Jasmeen Framing Ltd, Jayman BUILT, Laval Developments Ltd, Legacy Signature Homes, Lentel Construction, Logel Homes, Major Homes Ltd, McKee Homes Ltd, My House Design/Build Team, N Kaler Custom Homes Ltd, Peak Custom Homes Ltd, Prominent Homes Ltd., Rococo Homes Inc., Scagliati Homes, Sterling Homes Calgary, Sterling Homes Edmonton, TRF Woodcrafts Ltd, Urban Home Developments, Urban Pioneer Infill Inc, Verity Construction, and Westhills Land Corp.

Our 2025 BUILT GREEN® Single Family & MURB checklists are now available for viewing on the member portal—or via email, upon member request. View a full list of checklist updates: https://lnkd.in/gUx6SWbu Remaining checklists will be rolled out over the coming few months! As in previous years, our annual checklist updates are a result of input received from industry, code changes, new technologies, alongside our Technical Standards Committee and the Board of Directors.

We are proud to recognize our inaugural #TransformationalMaverick Major Homes Ltd. for the significant impact of their sustainability practices, and we applaud this trailblazer—who’s helping to progress industry. 👏 Full video here: https://lnkd.in/guSQjunV

Big shout out to BILD Alberta Association for taking proactive steps to address housing affordability across Alberta. Their comprehensive action plan and solutions reflect a strong commitment to ensuring that our industry can continue to develop and build affordable, efficient, and innovative homes. By advocating for livable communities that meet the needs of all Albertans, BILD Alberta Association is helping to pave the way for a brighter, more sustainable future for our province. 

We are proud to recognize our inaugural Innovation Maverick, Kanas Corporation for their innovative build, Orion at Lumino Park, using creative ways to build more sustainably, and we applaud this trailblazer—who’s helping to progress industry. 👏 Full video here:  https://lnkd.in/gDhTQNdP

As we offer support to communities impacted by natural disasters, we want to give a nod to Hudson Restoration Inc. They are an eco-friendly disaster restoration company that serves property owners and their insurance providers by offering remediation, restoration and reconstruction services for high-value residential, heritage and commercial properties. Their pursuit of sustainable options is a step ahead in the restoration space, whose partnership with us produced our BUILT GREEN® Restoration program that enables industry to provide customers with more choice around restoring sustainably. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dHMR4Ddt 

We are proud to recognize our inaugural Ambassador Maverick, Kelly Williams, C.E.T, Design & Sustainability Manager at Sterling Homes Edmonton, for her leadership in advancing holistic #sustainablebuilding, and we applaud this trailblazer—who’s helping to progress industry. 👏 Full video here: https://lnkd.in/gjZ_jg6i

In the face of the natural disasters impacting communities across Canada, Built Green is offering support to builders and municipalities who are part of these efforts. “The restoration industry has an important role to play in contributing to a healthier, more sustainable built environment,” says Jenifer Christenson, CEO at Built Green Canada. “We want to highlight all those—restorers, renovators and new builders—who are choosing to build back better, with more climate-resilient buildings, and we encourage homeowners and insurance providers to recognize these leaders choosing to go beyond status quo.” Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dHMR4Ddt