Advanced Buildings

90 technologies and practices that improve the energy and resource efficiency of commercial  and multi-unit residential buildings.

Rocky Mountain Institute

Rocky Mountain Institute is an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of natural, human and other capital to make the world more secure, just, prosperous, and life sustaining. We do this by inspiring business, civil society, and government to design integrative solutions that create true wealth.

Sustainable Sources

A general website on green building. Provides a directory of green building professionals and a green building bookstore.

Green Healthcare

The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care is a coalition of member groups concerned with and dedicated to minimizing the adverse environmental and human health impact of Canada's health care system.

Environmental Choice Program

The Environmental Choice^M Program (ECP), Environment Canada's ecolabelling program, provides a market incentive to manufacturers and suppliers of environmentally preferable products and services, and thereby helps consumers identify products and services that are less harmful to the environment.

GVRD Buildsmart

Building green is the key to a sustainable future for Greater Vancouver. Throughout their life cycle, buildings consume massive amounts of natural resources and make a significant impact on the environment.  BUILDSMART was created in January 2003 to be a resource for the design and construction industry, helping people make smart, sustainable choices when crafting the future of our constructed environment.

BUILDSMART is the Lower Mainland's resource for sustainable design and construction information. Developed by the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), this innovative program encourages the use of green building strategies and technologies; supports green building efforts by offering tools and technical resources; and educates the building industry on sustainable design and building practices.

Sustainable Building Information System

The SBIS system is designed to provide users with non-commercial information about sustainable building around the world, and to point or link the user to more detailed sources of information elsewhere.

Greener Buildings

A resource center for environmental building design sponsored by USGBC.

Sustainability Now

A general website on sustainability.

Office Of Energy Efficiency: Publications

This website offers publications studies done by the OEE about energy trends, energy consumption of commercial and industrial buildings, alternative energy programs, etc.

Canadian Mortgage and Housing Centre

This website provides information on home buying, renovating, etc. There is lots of information on improving indoor air quality, energy efficiency, and the use of alternative building materials such as straw bales for exterior walls. A great resource!