Green Building Case Studies
The Government of Canada undertakes a number of programs, activities, and research and development projects, as well as offering financial incentives related to sustainable buildings. The newly updated site provides descriptions of these initiatives and links to additional information, including Case Studies carried out by Light House in the spring of 2006.
Complete buildings case studies have been compiled for 19 buildings across Canada. Each of the studies include sections on initial process, finance, land use, site and water, energy, materials, indoor environment, and ratings and awards.
- BC Cancer Agency Research Centre
- Benny Farm
- Conservation Coop affordable housing project
- Earth Rangers Centre
- Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal
- Greenstone - Government of Canada Building in Yellowknife
- Hanvey Single family home Renovation
- Hinton Government Centre
- Beamish Munro Hall - Queen's University
- Intuit Canada Headquarters
- La Tohu
- Mayo Replacement School
- Mountain Equipment Coop - Winnipeg
- Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
- Port Hawkesbury Community Centre
- RCMP detachment opens in Holyrood
- Saskatchewan Advanced House
- Saskatchewan Forestry Centre
- The Silva
CMHC Case Studies
CMHC has some great case studies as well. Particularly see the case study of Malmö, Sweden; the Soka-Bau Green Roof Case Study, Wiesbaden Germany; the Green Roof Herb Garden Case Study at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia; and the Dutch Apartment Building which has the largest array of solar collectors in Europe.
EQuilibrium Homes
CMHC also has some great case studies of EQuilibrium homes, which combine resource- and energy-efficient technologies in order to reduce their environmental impact.