Green Buildings Priority Stream Program

Green Buildings Priority Stream Program

The Green Buildings Priority Stream is a voluntary program designed to encourage energy efficient buildings.

  1. Recognizing and celebrating projects and builders committed to high performance building construction.
  2. Promoting leaders in innovative and energy efficient building design.
  3. Providing a full-service, streamlined process for Development and Building permit approvals.

Eligible projects

The program is available to new Part 3 & Part 9 buildings including:

Deep energy retrofits and high-performance infill homes may be added to this program in the future. In the meantime, individual retrofit or infill projects may be accepted into the program at The City’s discretion. 

Program incentives

Eligible projects will have access to: 

  1. Dedicated City staff providing general project support throughout all development review and approval stages. 
  2. Accelerated permit reviews, including:   
    • development permits (and associated land use amendments where applicable)            
    • development site servicing plans
    • erosion sediment controls
    • building permits
  3. Preliminary building code compliance review at the development permit stage.  
  4. Project promotion on www.calgary.ca.
  5. Overall corporate support from the senior leadership level.

Program entry pathways

Projects that can meet or exceed one of the program entry pathways may be eligible.

Other low-emission projects may be accepted into the Priority Stream at The City’s discretion.

How to apply

  1. Request a pre-application meeting
  2. Provide a preliminary energy performance model with your Development Permit application (if applicable)
  3. Provide a post-construction model and confirm the final energy performance rating or certification achieved.

Review the Program Requirements & Process Steps for more information.   

The Emissions Calculator may be used to calculate eligibility.  

Featured project profiles

Terms & Conditions  

Review the terms and conditions (2023) including a consent to public disclosure of project information. 

Frequently asked questions

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Learn more

Learn more about the program, schedule a meeting with the Program Coordinator, or determine if your project may be eligible. Connect with us!

Labelling programs

Learn about the Net Zero Home/Net Zero Ready Home and NetZero MURBs labelling programs and how the Canadian Home Builder’s Association (CHBA) is embracing energy efficient future.  

Certification programs

Learn more about the benefits of Passive House Certified homes and what Passive House Canada’ is doing to influence energy efficient building design and construction


Learn more about what makes Passive House Institute US Certified projects work well in Alberta’s climate.  


Learn more about how CaGBC is transforming Canadian communities with zero carbon buildings
 

Learn more about Built Green certified buildings

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