Big on education, networking

The Canada Green Building Council [CaGBC] held its 3rd Annual Conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre June 8-10, supported by BC Hydro’s Powersmart. With the past two years being such successful events for the industry, this year was expected to be bigger and better than ever: a goal that was met with 1,300 attendees over the two days, making this still relatively young event the largest green building conference in Canada.

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Information, inspiration, and enthusiasm for the future

A report by SABMag associate editor Hugh Perry
Photos by ECOterre

The overriding conclusion that one could bring from the 2009 Canada Green Building Council [CaGBC] National Summit June 9-11 in Montreal is that market conditions are shifting away from cold opposition to sustainable construction methods. Instead, a warm front has moved in bringing with it an air of enthusiasm, particularly noticeable amongst young professionals.

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Notes from the CaGBC Summit, Toronto June 11 and 12, 2008

Dr. David Suzuki delivers his keynote speech

The CaGBC’s first annual summit Shifting into the Mainstream, might equally well have been titled ‘Going Green 101′. Its focus was less on the design and construction industry that by and large are getting the message, than on those other decision makers who initiate, finance and approve building projects. In this regard the summit was particularly successful, attracting representation from all levels of government, financial institutions, utility corporations, and the healthcare, education and industry sectors.
A day of sector-specific seminars exposed delegates to case studies in best practice in their own areas of interest, and was followed on the second morning by a timely and characteristically passionate keynote address by David Suzuki. (more…)