Momentum is surging for carbon-neutral building designs and operations in Canada, as the number of projects that have registered for certification under the Canada Green Building Council's (CAGBC) Zero Carbon Building Standard (ZCB) have doubled in the past six months.

More than 220 building projects have registered for certification under the standard, which was established by GBC in 2017 and aims to eliminate accelerate retrofits aimed at reducing, then eliminating carbon emissions from building materials and operations.

"For years, [GBC] has focused on zero-carbon buildings in our standards, education, research, and advocacy. Now we are starting to see results, with more zero-carbon projects, more retrofit financing options, and more government programs and policies supporting a low-carbon building sector," said Thomas Mueller, CAGBC's CEO, in a statement.