MONTRÉAL–The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) recently unveiledthe winners of theduring its (BLC)conferencein Montreal.
These awards recognizethe country’s most “efficient, effective and impactful buildingsas well astheindividuals or teams contributing to the success of Canada’s green buildingsector,” a release reads.
This year’s recipients included deep carbon retrofits, leadershipin market transformation, inspiring designs and new construction that focuses on sustainability.
“The projects and leadersreceiving CAGBC Awards demonstrate howtheircommitmenttosustainabilitydrivesinnovationinthe industryandstrong performanceoutcomeswhich translate into clearbusinessbenefits,”said CAGBC president and CEO Thomas Mueller, in a statement. “What stands out is the level of practical implementation and how these approachesarereplicated and adapted across markets,asset classesandclimates.”
The following are this year’s recipients:
Lifetime achievement
André Cazelais was honoured for his impact across Quebec. He has been a “driving force for sustainable development, consistently championing progressive building practices and mentoring the next generation of green building professionals,” the release notes. “During his tenure with the, Andréled the adoption of LEED standards and helped implement alandmarksustainable development policy for municipal buildings.”
Green Building Awards
Zero Carbon Design
¾ԲԱ:RaysideLabossièreoffices expansion
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Byeliminatingfossil fuels andutilizinga carbon-sequestering mass timber structure, the RaysideLabossièreexpansion achieved Zero Carbon Building and LEED Platinum certifications. Passive design strategiesincludingtriple-glazed windows, green roofing, and shading vinesreduced thermal loads, allowing the building to rely on a compact closed-loop geothermal system for heating and cooling.A 14.6 kW rooftop solar array supplies17per centofthe building’spower.
Deep Carbon Retrofit
Winner:Hôtel de ville de Montréal
Location:Montreal, Que.
Built between 1872 and 1878, the Montreal City Hall underwent a major architectural restoration. Key aspects included tightening the building envelope, restoring 169 historical windows to achieve a 75per centincrease in airtightness and replacing the legacy fossil-fuel steam heating with air-to-water and water-to-waterelectricheat pumps.
New Construction
Winner:təməsew̓txʷAquatic and Community Centre
Location:New Westminster, B.C.
Thet’m’sew’txwAquatic and Community Centre’s design honours Indigenous reconciliation by aligning with the natural topography andutilizingsustainably harvested local mass timber, the release describes.AchievingZero Carbon Building– DesignStandardandLEEDv4 Gold certifications,this all-electric facility aims for a 92 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.It utilizespassive design strategies, a rooftop solar array and a gravity-fed filtration systemto improve energy and water efficiency.
Inspiring Home
Winner:GEOpark– 485 Albert
Location:Kingston, Ont.
Completed in August 2025, G&O Park is a six-storey, 176-unit residential building designed to provide sustainable and affordable housing for families and students. Certifiedunder theZero Carbon Building – Design Standard, this project achieves its net-zero goals through an all-electric geo-exchange heat pump system, optimized ventilation and high-performance double-glazed windows. Embodied carbon was also significantly reduced byutilizingultra-low-carbon concrete.
Leadership Awards
Green Building Champion
Winner:Ryan Zizzo, founder and CEO
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Serving onCAGBC’sfrom 2018-2023,Zizzo advocated for embodied carbon requirements acrosstheZero Carbon BuildingStandards.Hisresearchandexpertisehaveguidedfederal,provincialand municipal approaches to circularity and low-carbon procurement, the release notes.As a volunteer,hecontributes as part of theorganizing committee for CAGBC’sEmbodied Carbon Summit, the technical committed for embodied carbonforthe 2030 National Building Code,CSA Group’s A512 Circular Construction TechnicalCommitteeand the Carbon Leadership Forum – Toronto.
Green Building Visionary
Winner:Royal Bank of Canada (Transformative Climate Action in Practice)
The(RBC) isadvancing decarbonization in thecommercial real estate sectorstrategiesthatfocus on fossil fuel reduction, renewable energy expansion, and high-impact carbon investments. RBC has committed to fully electrifying its Canadian retail network’s HVAC systems by 2035. RBCalsosupports grid decarbonization by sourcing 100per centof its electricity from regional renewable projects.The bank actively collaborates withlandlords, securing agreements to transition over 2.5 million square feet of leased office space to net-zero by 2040.
Emerging Green Leader
¾ԲԱ:CallistaPermana, sustainability analyst
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Permana has made it her mission to advocate for material consciousness through her work at EQ Building Performance.She conducts lifecycle assessments for LEED, ZeroCarbonBuilding Standards and TorontoGreenStandards certificationsandco-authoredpeer-reviewed research on low-carbon sheathing alternativeswhich waspresented at the ninth International Building Physics Conference.In 2026 she was appointed co-lead of theEmerging Green Professionals.
Government Leadership
Winner:Business Development Bank (BDC) of Canada’s Green Building Leadership for SMEs
TheBDCshowspublic-sector leadershipthrough itstargeted policies and financing programs that make sustainable building practices accessible to Canadian entrepreneurs.This includesintegrating green criteria directly into financingforprojects pursuing third-party certifications, such as LEED and the Zero Carbon BuildingStandards. BDC’s Climate Action Centrealso offers advisory services, including energy audits, deep retrofit planning and free digital trackingtools.
Ed Lim Technical Volunteer
Winner:Adam Stoker,sustainable infrastructure engineer
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Stoker’s contributionshelpensure Canada’s green building frameworksremainmarket ready.He brings over 20 years of experience to the field, currently serving as a Sustainable Infrastructure Engineer with the City of Calgary. In addition to many years volunteering on,he serves as the chair of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Consensus Committee on Design + Construction. This committee oversaw the development of LEED v5 BD+C.
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