Green Buildings in Vancouver

This summer the City of Vancouver adopted green building standards ­-- LEED for British Columbia (LEED-BC) -- for all new civic buildings greater than 500 square meters. New public buildings must achieve the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.

The City also mandated specific energy points in the LEED Rating System to ensure a 30% energy reduction in all new civic buildings. LEED-BC, licensed to Canada by the U.S. by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is a performance based tool that rates different elements of building design and construction to ensure better environmental performance. LEED-BC has been tailored to meet the needs of the British Columbia market and will be administered by the Canada Green Building Council (CGBC).

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