Promoting Green Buildings in Canada

Canada’s Green Building Information Council (GBIC) was inaugurated in July of 1994 in Toronto. Coordinated by University of British Columbia School of Architecture Professor Dr. Raymond Cole, the Council is dedicated to stimulating public and private efforts to “advance the energy and environmental performance of buildings through the creation, exchange and application of appropriate and timely information.” It is open to membership from within Canada and elsewhere, under Corporate, Individual, Student, and Exchange categories.

Among the specific goals of the Council are:•Help establish energy and environmental goals for the Canadian building stock, and strategies for achieving these goals.