Green Building Programs and Rating Systems
BCIT Centre for Architectural Ecology – Collaborations in Green Roofs and Living Walls
Provides a resource centre for the academic, design, and construction community to advance green roof technology and offers several courses on green roof design, construction and maintenance.
Built Green Canada
Offers Builder Training Enrollment education programs including a custom builder training course, Built Green member advantage package, builder training, and plan evaluation training.Canada Green Building Council
CaGBC offers LEED workshops.
Canadian Construction Association's Green Building Resource Centre
The Canadian Construction Association's Green Building Resource Centre provides green building information to contractors.
Green Roofs For Healthy Cities
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities offers several training courses aimed to increase the awareness of the economical, social, and environmental benefits of green roof infrastructure across North America.
Light House Sustainable Building Centre
Light House Sustainable Building Centre offers a Green Construction Training Program designed as a practical tool-kit for superintendents, site safety officers, project managers and those responsible for coordinating a green project site.
Metro Vancouver
Metro Vancouver has developed a BuildSmart program that encourages the use of green building strategies and technologies by offering tools, technical resources and information on sustainable design and building practices to the building industry.
Energy Efficiency and Ventilation
CHBA-BC (Canadian Home Builders' Association of BC)
CHBA-BC offers educational courses including compulsory courses to become a licensed R-2000 Builder.
HRAI - Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada
HRAI is the national industry association and is a partnership of industry sector organizations.
TECA - Thermal Environmental Comfort Association
Offers the residential heating, cooling and ventilation industry training courses including forced air, hydronic systems and ventilation.
